Universally, children, the would be citizens of tomorrow are disadvantages in one significant respect. That they are defenceless, both mentally and physically. The nature, perhaps, has ordained so. The far reaching changes due to scientific, technological and economical advancements have greatly impacted the life styles, social needs and specifically social values. Born and brought up under conflicting conditions, the status of children, particularly the orphaned, lone, uncared, weaker are open for exploitation and they fall easy victims to several crimes perpetrate against them. Innocence, lack of experience, exposure, improper care/guidance are some of the contributing factors for their vulnerability and external influences. Crimes against children involving violence, physical and those mental such as child abuse, forced labour and child prostitution are becoming matters of serious concern nationally as well as internationally.
The struggle for social justice and economic development, both within and between development, both within and between nations, must continue just as the poor themselves will continue to struggle, as they have always done, to meet most of their own needs by their own efforts. Today’s advance in knowledge and technology could therefore augment future prospects a surely as they could diminish present suffering. And the argument that making today’s advances widely available is dealing only with symptoms is an argument as destructive to the future as it is insensitive to the present.
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