Child pornography is a broader term encompassing various aspects of cruelty to children. However, in its simplest form, it is a sexual stimulant that diverts a child from their intended course. The delineation of seductive actions that leads to arise sexually abused exhilaration” is one such definition of pornography. Small portions of these sexually abused…
The UN General Assembly defines trafficking as the unlawful and covert transportation of individuals across national borders, particularly targeting women, girls, and children, with the aim of subjecting them to sexually oppressive and exploitative circumstances for the benefit of recruiters, traffickers, criminal syndicates, and other illicit endeavors associated with trafficking, including forced domestic work, fraudulent…
As stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, Primary education is the basic right of all human beings. Those states which ratify this convention take measures to ensure the provision of education to every child of appropriate age. After Pakistan’s independence, the literacy rate was quite low. Landscape of educational policies for children…
Out-of-school Children statistics United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF) stated that Pakistan has the second-highest number of out-of-school children (OOSC) with a staggering number of 22.8 million children having age between 5-16 years. It represents 44 percent of the total population of this age group. There is no universal definition of out-of-school children, however, such…
Education system in Pakistan is diverse and run through different educational institutions. Generally, corporal punishment is practice in which generally an adult hurt or cause pain to children by any means including hitting for the purpose of disciplining. This type of punishment can have negative effects on children’s physical well-being and emotional health. The issue…
No child below the age of 14 years shall be engaged in any factory or mine or any other hazardous employment. (Article 11(3), Constitution of Pakistan, 1973) What is Child Labor? Child laborers are those children who are deprived of enjoying their childhood in its full spirit. They engage in work that hinders their intellectual and…
Child labor remains a concerning issue for Pakistan despite various systematic legislative and policy measures. Children engaged in labor are prone to abuse and exploitation at the expense of education, health, and development. The available child labor laws in Pakistan are hardly addressing the issue of child labor; however, cases reported of child domestic labor…
