PANEL ORGAN - KIIT University

Childhood is a complex phase of life with plethora of vulnerabilities. Families are supposed
to provide protective umbrella for growth and overall development to their children.
Statistics and studies reveal that there are predators within the family and relatives who
put the children to turmoil. The children within India families, in recent days due to
globalization are facing newer typed of wrath. It is not to say that the violence against
children is a post-globalization phenomenon, but the Indian family system has been
diluted greatly due to alternate-family, nucleus family model etc in distinctions to old
family bondages. This state of affairs culminated into newer type of situational exposure
of the children to dangers at the hands of their own family members. In such difficult
changing composition of family, the only amelioration appears is to understand, imbibe
and practice human rights ethics within the family. An effort will be made in this paper to
reflect the human rights issues and deduce the implications of child violence within
family.
PANEL-8(D): CHILDREN AND YOUTH LIVING IN VIOLENT FAMILIES
29 th November, 2012 Time: 10.30-13.00hrs Hall No.:
PANEL ORGANIZERS
(1) CHOWDHURY, Aparajita, Department of Home Science, Berhampur University,
Odisha, INDIA, E-mail:
(2) PATNAIK, Manoj Manjari, Berhampur University, Odisha, INDIA, E-mail:
PAPER PRESENTERS
DEVI. V, Hemalatha, Faculty of Law, IFHE, Hyderabad, E-mail :
Violations and Protection of Child Rights in Families in India
Children are most precious in family, but the state of affairs give rise to their vulnerability
to physical, mental & emotional abuse. The United Nations convention on rights of the
child, 1989 is the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full
range of human rights civil, cultural, economic, social and political. The child has many
rights like to be born, parental care, adequate standard of living, health care, safe and
clean environment , education, services, basic needs, recreation etc., and freedom of
speech, from exploitation, non-discrimination etc., in the present day society, in spite of
international conventions, Indian constitution, legislations and judicial protection,
children face widespread deprivation, discrimination, abuse and domestic violence. This
paper for panel discussion covers various rights of children, violations and protective
measures.
JAYASREE, Lakkaraju, Acharya Nagarjuna University, AP, India, E-mail:
Violence against Girl Child and Legislative Inertia
The violence against a girl child has become a regular phenomenon. Violence against a girl
child includes the actions causing physical, biological and psychological harm or injury to
her modesty. Family members are as much responsible for this as outsiders. This violence
against a girl child has come to be recognized as a human rights violation. The common