SC To Stop Illegal Adoption
Source : The Hindu
GS II : Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections
Why in News ?
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights alerted the Supreme Court about illegal adoption of children who have lost their parents to the coronavirus disease.
- The court will pass an order in the matter.
Key Facts
- National Commission for Protection of Child Rights urged SC To Stop Illegal Adoption
Image by chiplanay from Pixabay - It has received several complaints about individuals and organisations claiming to help orphaned children and collecting information about them.
- It aims to ensure that confidential information about children is not made publicly available.
- What are the concerns ?
- Posts on social media about children being up for adoption, which were in violation of the Juvenile Justice Act.
- Government officials were disclosing children’s personal details to private organisations, which were circulating them.
- This made the children vulnerable to illegal adoption, abuse and trafficking.
- Adoption process is only legal when procedures laid down under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 are followed.
Children Vulnerable during Covid
- 7,084 children have lost one parent, been orphaned or abandoned in Maharashtra since April 1 last year.
- Some instances from various region
- Ganjam district in Odisha, a 45 day old girl was found next to her mother’s body.
- A mother left two daughters, a 15 year old and a seven year old, lost battle against COVID 19.
- Four members of a family died over 12 days leaving behind two daughters aged six and 10.
- Issues related to adoption Children Orphaned During Covid
- Illegal adoption will increase the chance of trafficking.
- If children have faced one crisis such as a loss of a family member or separation from their parents due to death and desertion, then the emotional trauma for them is very high.
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
- Statutory body Set up in March 2007 under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.
- Under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development ,Government of India.
- Aims to
- Ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India
- The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Who is a Child ? : The Child is defined as a person in the 0 to 18 years age group.
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