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KATHMANDU, DEC 28 -
In order to make the new constitution child-friendly, Secretariat of the National Coalition for Children as Zones of Peace and Child Protection (CZOPP) has urged the constitutional-drafting committee and the high-level taskforce to make corrections in the existing provisions.
Speaking at an interaction in the Capital on Tuesday, CZOPP Programme Coordinator Indu Tuladhar stressed the need to change the existing provision according to which a child with both parents of Nepali nationality is eligible for citizenship. However, this provision does not work in every case.
“In this provision, where it is quoted as ‘mother and father’, should be changed into ‘mother or father’, Tuladhar said.
She also underscored the need to appoint a child rights officer in the National Human Rights Commission to effectively monitor the child rights condition in the country.
Tarak Dhital, spokesman for Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre, pointed out the need for changing contents regarding children’s rights for compensation. There is a provision that a victim child has a right to get an appropriate compensation from a perpetrator. “However, there should be added in the provision that if there is a condition where a perpetrator cannot pay compensation to the victim, the child has a right to get the compensation and protection from the state.”
Posted on: 2010-12-29 08:08
In order to make the new constitution child-friendly, Secretariat of the National Coalition for Children as Zones of Peace and Child Protection (CZOPP) has urged the constitutional-drafting committee and the high-level taskforce to make corrections in the existing provisions.
Speaking at an interaction in the Capital on Tuesday, CZOPP Programme Coordinator Indu Tuladhar stressed the need to change the existing provision according to which a child with both parents of Nepali nationality is eligible for citizenship. However, this provision does not work in every case.
“In this provision, where it is quoted as ‘mother and father’, should be changed into ‘mother or father’, Tuladhar said.
She also underscored the need to appoint a child rights officer in the National Human Rights Commission to effectively monitor the child rights condition in the country.
Tarak Dhital, spokesman for Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre, pointed out the need for changing contents regarding children’s rights for compensation. There is a provision that a victim child has a right to get an appropriate compensation from a perpetrator. “However, there should be added in the provision that if there is a condition where a perpetrator cannot pay compensation to the victim, the child has a right to get the compensation and protection from the state.”
Posted on: 2010-12-29 08:08
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