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    Common problems children face globally include being refugees, hazardous labor exploitation, physical and sexual abuse, recruitment as child soldiers, police abuse of street children, lack of care for orphans, sexual abuse and trafficking, and lack of access to quality education. The South African Constitution notes that a child's best interests are paramount and that children have rights to a family, basic needs, and protection from harm or exploitative work. Children should only be jailed as a last resort if they break the law.

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    Common problems children face globally include being refugees, hazardous labor exploitation, physical and sexual abuse, recruitment as child soldiers, police abuse of street children, lack of care for orphans, sexual abuse and trafficking, and lack of access to quality education. The South African Constitution notes that a child's best interests are paramount and that children have rights to a family, basic needs, and protection from harm or exploitative work. Children should only be jailed as a last resort if they break the law.

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    Issues Related To Child Rights

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    Common problems children face globally include being refugees, hazardous labor exploitation, physical and sexual abuse, recruitment as child soldiers, police abuse of street children, lack of care for orphans, sexual abuse and trafficking, and lack of access to quality education. The South African Constitution notes that a child's best interests are paramount and that children have rights to a family, basic needs, and protection from harm or exploitative work. Children should only be jailed as a last resort if they break the law.

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    ISSUES RELATED TO CHILD RIGHTS

    Common problems children face, such as:


    • Refugees (children make up over half of the world's refugees)
    • Hazardous labor exploitation
    • physical abuse
    • sexual violence and exploitation
    • recruitment as child soldiers
    • Police abuse and arbitrary detention of street children
    • Orphans and abandoned children without adequate care
    • Sexual abuse and trafficking
    • Lack of access to education, or substandard education
    The South African Constitution, states “A child’s best interests are of paramount importance in
    every matter concerning the child”. Children have the right to a name, family care, basic
    nutrition, shelter, health-care and education. They also have the right to be protected from
    maltreatment, neglect, abuse or degradation, and from exploitative labour practices. Children
    who break the law should be jailed only as a last resort.

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