Children's commission

It is praiseworthy that recently various rights bodies and non-profit organisations raised the demand for an independent commission for children that would monitor the violation of their rights. Violation of rights encompasses a wide arena and it includes sexual abuse, child labour and also denial of the love, affection and access to the non-custodial parent by the child(ren). Such denial in cases of estranged/divorced parents should not be overlooked by children's commission, but unfortunately this aspect is not taken care of by nations who have such commissions.

We hope and expect that the draft National Child Rights Commission Act 2015 is implemented soon and this oversight is addressed.

Deendayal M. Lulla
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