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Declaration of the Rights of the Child.
Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 1386(XIV) of 20 November 1959.
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person, and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Whereas the United Nations has, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status,
Whereas the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth,
Whereas the need for such special safeguards has been stated in the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 1924, and recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the statutes of specialized agencies and international organizations concerned with the welfare of children,
Whereas mankind owes to the child the best it has to give,
Now therefore,
The General Assembly
Proclaims this Declaration of the Rights of the Child to the end that he may have a happy childhood and enjoy for his own good and for the good of society the rights and freedoms herein set forth, and calls upon parents, upon men and women as individuals, and upon voluntary organizations, local authorities and national Governments to recognize these rights and strive for their observance by legislative and other measures progressively taken in accordance with the following principles:
Principle 1
The child shall enjoy all the rights set forth in this Declaration. Every child, without any exception whatsoever, shall be entitled to these rights, without distinction or discrimination on account of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, whether of himself or of his family.
Principle 2
The child shall enjoy special protection, and shall be given opportunities and facilities, by law and by other means, to enable him to develop physically, mentally, morally, spiritually and socially in a healthy and normal manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity. In the enactment of laws for this purpose, the best interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration.
Principle 3
The child shall be entitled from his birth to a name and a nationality.
Principle 4
The child shall enjoy the benefits of social security. He shall be entitled to grow and develop in health; to this end, special care and protection shall be provided both to him and to his mother, including adequate pre-natal and post-natal care. The child shall have the right to adequate nutrition, housing, recreation and medical services.
Principle 5
The child who is physically, mentally or socially handicapped shall be given the special treatment, education and care required by his particular condition.
Principle 6
The child, for the full and harmonious development of his personality, needs love and understanding. He shall, wherever possible, grow up in the care and under the responsibility of his parents, and, in any case, in an atmosphere of affection and of moral and material security; a child of tender years shall not, save in exceptional circumstances, be separated from his mother. Society and the public authorities shall have the duty to extend particular care to children without a family and to those without adequate means of support. Payment of State and other assistance towards the maintenance of children of large families is desirable.
Principle 7
The child is entitled to receive education, which shall be free and compulsory, at least in the elementary stages. He shall be given an education which will promote his general culture and enable him, on a basis of equal opportunity, to develop his abilities, his individual judgement, and his sense of moral and social responsibility, and to become a useful member of society.
The best interests of the child shall be the guiding principle of those responsible for his education and guidance; that responsibility lies in the first place with his parents.
The child shall have full opportunity for play and recreation, which should be directed to the same purposes as education; society and the public authorities shall endeavour to promote the enjoyment of this right.
Principle 8
The child shall in all circumstances be among the first to receive protection and relief.
Principle 9
The child shall be protected against all forms of neglect, cruelty and exploitation. He shall not be the subject of traffic, in any form.
The child shall not be admitted to employment before an appropriate minimum age; he shall in no case be caused or permitted to engage in any occupation or employment which would prejudice his health or education, or interfere with his physical, mental or moral development.
Principle 10
The child shall be protected from practices which may foster racial, religious and any other form of discrimination. He shall be brought up in a spirit of understanding, tolerance, friendship among peoples, peace and universal brotherhood, and in full consciousness that his energy and talents should be devoted to the service of his fellow men.
Originally posted by stockenStocken: "People have always taken every chance at a good hump, married or not."
How can you gain license to do one thing by engaging in something completely different? Not a whole lot of people marry for sex. It's been like that since the dawn of time (or at least documented history). This is the very reason why adultary is part of the bible. People have always taken every chance at a good hump, married or not.
No, a license for sex is clearly needed. Don't ask me how to pass the test though. 😛
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Originally posted by ivanhoeIvanhoe,
[b]Wheely: "Sorry Ivanhoe but to me this is the classic sexual hang up argument and in my view, though I can't actually prove it, is the cause of much of the sexual violence and /or exploitation of women and children."
I fail to see the link between the thoughts I expressed in my post and this comment of yours. In particular the last part of the abov ...[text shortened]... " ... but I am concerned about attitudes to sex."[/b]
So am I, hence my previous post.[/b]
To me, your post suggests heavy responsibility, grave consequences and high moral positions are all part of sex. Though perhaps not quite as blatantly as I just made out!
Sex is just sex and we hide it, condemn it, glorify it, judge it and all sorts of things like that. In short, sex seems to have a moral position. However, it is a basic human thing. In fact it is a beautiful thing but it can also be a funny thing, a disappointing thing, an uncomfortable thing or for some people a painful thing. What it never is, between to consenting participants, is traumatic or damaging.
As long as we look at it this way, sex itself becomes far bigger in peoples minds than it should. Even the "forbidden" stuff can be attractive to some people just because it IS forbidden. Anyway, much of the criminal sexual activity that is around, I'm pretty sure, is a result of this huge, heavy, moral aura we place around it.
Just my ramblings.
Originally posted by sasquatch672I don't actually know what a funnel cake is, or a tilt-a-whirl either so haven't experienced the delights of "blowing chunks" at a circus.
Ever eat a funnel cake and get on a Tilt-A-Whirl? What happens? You blow chunks. Do you enjoy blowing chunks?
I like pineapple chunks, though have never tried blowing them. Should I?
Originally posted by ivanhoeWell, Coco bro ? Are you going to answer the question ?
Coconut: "Lowering the age to 12 may be a step in the right direction in protecting our children, but it won't help it "
First of all I would like to draw the attention to the fact that you consider "lowering the age to 12" "a step" in the right direction.
In what direction exactly ? What should be the end situation in your thoughts, where no more "steps" would be necessary ?
Sidetrack: A friend of mine came up with a formula for the youngest age girl a guy should think about dating. I think it was (age of guy/2)+7 = age of girl. So a 19 year old would have a lower limit of 16.5, a 40 year old would have a lower limit of 27, etc. After that, he thinks it is creepy, and yes, this guy does the math every time. Do you guys think this formula plays out relativly accurately?
Originally posted by UmbrageOfSnowA 100 year old with a 57 year old. You have a sick mind.
Sidetrack: A friend of mine came up with a formula for the youngest age girl a guy should think about dating. I think it was (age of guy/2)+7 = age of girl. So a 19 year old would have a lower limit of 16.5, a 40 year old would have a lower limit of 27, etc. After that, he thinks it is creepy, and yes, this guy does the math every time. Do you guys think this formula plays out relativly accurately?
Also a 4 year old boy with a 9 year old girl. That was obviously the intent of the equation, has your friend no morals?