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Child protection system and challenges in Pakistan
Venkat Pulla Maliha Gul Tarar Amber Ali
Venkat Pulla
Maliha Gul Tarar
Amber Ali
Abstract
Child protection refers to preventing and responding to child abuse and exploitation, that is, child labour, trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, and harmful customary practices. This paper is about child protection issues in Pakistan, one of the South Asian countries in the Indian sub-continent. Pakistan has agreed to provide children with special protection, as a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child [UNCRC]. Consequently, it is mandatory for the state to protect children. The authors review both internal and external factors affecting child protection in Pakistan in addition to outlining the challenges faced by South Asian countries in the realm of child protection. It then draws recommendations for efficient child protection system in Pakistan.
Keywords
violence, child rights, state, social welfare, child protection, Pakistan
Date
2018
Type
Journal article
Journal
Space and Culture, India
Book
Volume
5
Issue
3
Page Range
54-58
Article Number
ACU Department
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open