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Statement By: UNICEF and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal - "Keep Children Free from Harm".
Abstract:
There are alarming and confirmed reports of children participating in violent protests and bandhs. In Nepalgunj, for example, on 3 and 4 February, a considerable number of children aged between seven and fifteen years old, some of whom carried sticks, were observed supporting the enforcement of the bandh. In Duhabi, Sunsari District, a number of children between the ages of eight and twelve years were seen manning a roadblock armed with sticks. The crowd that attacked a group of Nepali Congress members in Darchula District on 5 February also reportedly included at least a hundred children and students, some in school uniforms. Children have been seen at several other locations during the Terai-wide bandh including the violent protests in Nepalgunj on 17 February, during which one person was shot dead and several injured by bullets, including a fourteen year-old boy. UNICEF and OHCHR urge all parties to respect the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Nepal is a signatory, and to take all necessary measures to avoid exposing all boys and girls under the age of eighteen to risk of harm. #TeraiWideBandh #ChildrenInViolentProtestsAndBandhs #ParticipatingInPoliticalActivities #ConventionOnTheRightsOfTheChild
Publisher: UNICEF, OHCHR Type / Script:
Press Release  in  English
Keywords:
 CHILDREN, CHILD WELFARE, CHILD GUIDANCE, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD NEEDS, CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD CARE, CHILD SURVIVAL, SAFETY EDUCATION, SAFETY REGULATIONS, SAFETY OF CHILDREN.
Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR , (2008)
Thesaurus:
14.02.02 - Human Rights
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Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: SANJIYA SHRESTHA, Auditor:
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Statement By: UNICEF and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal - "Keep Children Free from Harm".
Abstract:
There are alarming and confirmed reports of children participating in violent protests and bandhs. In Nepalgunj, for example, on 3 and 4 February, a considerable number of children aged between seven and fifteen years old, some of whom carried sticks, were observed supporting the enforcement of the bandh. In Duhabi, Sunsari District, a number of children between the ages of eight and twelve years were seen manning a roadblock armed with sticks. The crowd that attacked a group of Nepali Congress members in Darchula District on 5 February also reportedly included at least a hundred children and students, some in school uniforms. Children have been seen at several other locations during the Terai-wide bandh including the violent protests in Nepalgunj on 17 February, during which one person was shot dead and several injured by bullets, including a fourteen year-old boy. UNICEF and OHCHR urge all parties to respect the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Nepal is a signatory, and to take all necessary measures to avoid exposing all boys and girls under the age of eighteen to risk of harm.
Publisher: UNICEF, OHCHR Type / Script:
Press Release  in  English
Keywords:
 CHILDREN, CHILD WELFARE, CHILD GUIDANCE, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD NEEDS, CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD CARE, CHILD SURVIVAL, SAFETY EDUCATION, SAFETY REGULATIONS, SAFETY OF CHILDREN.
Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR , (2008)
Thesaurus:
14.02.02 - Human Rights
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Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: PRATIVASHRESTHA, Auditor:
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Keep Children Free from Harm
Abstract:
The United Nations' Children Fund (UNICEF) and The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR-Nepal)are increasingly concerned at the threat of harm to children, given the violent protests that have been taking place in the country, particularly in the Terai. There are alarming and confirmed reports of children participating in violent protests and bandhs. In Nepalgunj, for example, on 3 and 4 February, a considerable number of children aged between seven and fifteen years old, some of whom carried sticks, were observed supporting the enforcement of the bandh. In Duhabi,Sunsari District, a number of children between the ages of eight and twelve years were seen manning a roadblock armed with sticks. The crowd that attacked a group of Nepali Congress members in Darchula District on 5 February also reportedly included at least a hundred children and students, some in school uniforms. Children have been seen at several other locations during the Terai-wide bandh including the violent protests in Nepalgunj on 17 February, during which one person was shot dead and several injured by bullets,including a fourteen year-old boy. #RIGHTS #CHILDRIGHTS #PROTECTIONOFCHILD
Publisher: UNICEF, OHCHR Type / Script:
Press Release  in  English
Keywords:
 HUMAN RIGHTS, CHILD RIGHTS, CHILDREN, CHILD LABOUR , CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, CHILD PROSTITUTION, CHILD WELFARE, FAMILY RIGHTS, SALE OF CHILDREN, CHILD MIGRANTS
Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR , (2008)
Thesaurus:
14.02.02 - Human Rights
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Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: PRAFFUL STH, Auditor:
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Keep Children Free from Harm
Abstract:
Kathmandu, 22 February:The United Nations' Children Fund (UNICEF) and The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR-Nepal)are increasingly concerned at the threat of harm to children, given the violent protests that have been taking place in the country, particularly in the Terai. There are alarming and confirmed reports of children participating in violent protests and bandhs. In Nepalgunj, for example, on 3 and 4 February, a considerable number of children aged between seven and fifteen years old, some of whom carried sticks, were observed supporting the enforcement of the bandh. In Duhabi,Sunsari District, a number of children between the ages of eight and twelve years were seen manning a roadblock armed with sticks. The crowd that attacked a group of Nepali Congress members in Darchula District on 5 February also reportedly included at least a hundred children and students, some in school uniforms. Children have been seen at several other locations during the Terai-wide bandh including the violent protests in Nepalgunj on 17 February, during which one person was shot dead and several injured by bullets,including a fourteen year-old boy.
Publisher: UNICEF, OHCHR Type / Script:
Press Release  in  English
Keywords:
 HUMAN RIGHTS, CHILD RIGHTS, CHILDREN, CHILD LABOUR , CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, CHILD PROSTITUTION, CHILD WELFARE, FAMILY RIGHTS, SALE OF CHILDREN, CHILD MIGRANTS
Thematic Group:
UNOHCHR , (2008)
Thesaurus:
14.02.02 - Human Rights
PDF | File Size: 68 KB   Download
Feeder: DINA JANGAM, Editor: , Auditor:
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