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    The document discusses children's rights and efforts to protect children in Malaysia. It outlines the key principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, including non-discrimination, the best interests of the child, the right to life and development, and the right to participate. It then describes how these rights are implemented in Malaysia through acts like the Protection of Children Act and Children Act, which aim to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children. Government efforts to protect children include establishing protection teams, child activity centers, and programs for rehabilitation of children.

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    The document discusses children's rights and efforts to protect children in Malaysia. It outlines the key principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, including non-discrimination, the best interests of the child, the right to life and development, and the right to participate. It then describes how these rights are implemented in Malaysia through acts like the Protection of Children Act and Children Act, which aim to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children. Government efforts to protect children include establishing protection teams, child activity centers, and programs for rehabilitation of children.

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    The document discusses children's rights and efforts to protect children in Malaysia. It outlines the key principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, including non-discrimination, the best interests of the child, the right to life and development, and the right to participate. It then describes how these rights are implemented in Malaysia through acts like the Protection of Children Act and Children Act, which aim to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation of children. Government efforts to protect children include establishing protection teams, child activity centers, and programs for rehabilitation of children.

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    CHILDRENS RIGHTS

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    2.
    3.

    Childrens Rights
    Childrens Rights in Malaysia
    The Efforts in Protecting Children

    CHILDRENS RIGHTS
    Convention on Rights of the Child
    ( United Nations (UN) on 20 November 1989)

    all children regardless of gender, background,


    socio-economic status, religious beliefs and
    abilities are recognized as an individuals with
    rights to grow up and being protected of their life.

    PRINCIPLES OF THE CONVENTION


    No discrimination against children.
    The best interests of the child.
    The right to life and grow.
    Right to participation.

    Definition of a child
    Article 1 :
    a child is recognized as a person
    under 18, unless the national laws
    recognize the majority age earlier.

    Childrens Rights

    The right to life


    Article 6: All children have the inherent right to life and
    the state has an obligation to ensure the existence of the
    childs development.
    The right to protection
    Article 3: The State shall provide adequate care to children
    through relevant local authority if children are being
    neglected by parents or guardians.
    Article 8: The state has an obligation to protect, and if
    necessary strengthen the fundamental aspects of identity,
    including nationality and family ties.

    The right to development


    Article 5: The State must respect the
    responsibility of parents or members of the
    extended family in providing guidance to children
    based on their abilities.
    The right to participation
    Article 12: All children have the right to express
    their views freely in all matters relating to
    children.

    CHILDRENS RIGHTS IN MALAYSIA


    The right to life
    Provide basic needs of children within their
    means.
    The right to protection
    Protected from any types of negative acts.
    The right to development
    Holistic development.
    The right to participation
    Freely associate and play with their peers
    without restrictions.

    THE EFFORTS IN PROTECTING


    CHILDREN
    Protection of Children Act 1991 (Act 468)
    Related to the conservation and protection of
    children who needed protection from abuse, neglect,
    exploitation and slavery.

    being abused from the aspects of physical,


    emotional and sexual.

    caregivers have committed negligence or unwilling


    to take care of and provide childrens needs.

    Conflict between children and guardian or


    guardians.

    Involved with any of the offenses in Chapter XVI of


    the Penal Code.

    The Park Childcare 1984 (Act 308)


    Related to the registration, regulation and
    inspection of child care or nursery.
    Provides protection to children under the age of 4
    years for their health, safety and education.
    Adoption Act 1952 (Act 257)
    To regulate the procedures of adoption and
    ensure the welfare of children who are being
    abused, neglected and exploited.

    Children Act 2001 (amended in 2002)


    Relating to the preservation, protection and
    rehabilitation of children in order to protect the
    welfare and interest of children.
    The duty and responsibility of parents or
    guardians in maintaining the well-being of
    children, the responsibility to inform the cases of
    child abuse, the establishment of the Court For
    Children, trial procedures, sentencing and so on.
    Imposes duties to members of the childs family
    to inform the patron if they have reasonable
    grounds that a child has been harmed physically
    or emotionally because they are the closest to the
    child and they are likely to find out why a child is
    being abused.

    If the guardian abuses, neglects, abandons or


    exposes the child or causing or permitting the
    child to be abused, neglected, abandoned or
    exposed to any cause of physical injury or sexual
    abuse, then the person has committed an offense
    under section 31 of the Children Act 2001.
    Parent or guardian can be sentenced or fined not
    more than RM10,000 or imprisonment not
    exceeding ten years or both if they neglect the
    child by not providing food, clothing, medical or
    dental treatment, accommodation or care.

    Prevention Programs and Rehabilitation of Children


    Protection team and childrens activity center have
    been established at the state and district levels.
    Establishment Detect Child Abuse
    To supervise and monitor cases of abuse and neglect
    of children referred to hospital.
    The Involvement of Children and the National Action
    Plan
    Childrens voices are heard through their
    participation in the evaluation of the First National
    Action Plan and drafting of Second National Action
    Plan.

    THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!


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