A-BRIEF ANALYSIS-THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON RIGHTS OF CHILDERN

SOCIOLOGY

The League of Nations adopts the Declaration of the Rights of the Child on September 16, 1924, which is the first international treaty concerning children’s rights. In five chapters it gives specific rights to the children and obligations to the adults. Children must enjoy the same human rights as everybody else - from the right to freedom of expression to the right to privacy. This means all human rights laws apply equally to children and adults. In the history of human rights, the rights of children are the most ratified. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) defines Child Rights as the minimum entitlements and freedoms that should be afforded to every citizen below the age of 18 regardless of race, national origin, colour, gender, language, religion, opinions, origin, wealth, birth status, disability, or other characteristics. A milestone in the international human rights legislation, the 'Convention on the Rights of the Child' has been instrumental in putting all the issues pertaining to children issues on the global as well as national agenda. In addition to this, it has extensively mobilized actions for the realization of the rights and development of children worldwide.

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