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The Roles Of Human Rights And Public Complaint Commission
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The study examined the role of Human Rights institutions in the country in addressing the problem ofchild abuse.The objective of this study is causes, types and effects of child abuse on the child, the family and thenation. The work is meant to draw closer attention on this increasing scourge and access measures ofaddressing to preserve the fundamental human rights of the child as entrenched under the NigeriaChild Right Act.In the study, the researcher defined what child abuse is; the various forms of child abuse, and alsoidentified some of the causes and consequences of child abuse as a reflection of the societal problemand its impact on the life of the child. The study also evaluated the extent of damages it does to theabused child and the Nigerian society. In order to gather relevant data and information on the subjectmatter, the researcher used the questionnaire as data collection instrument, which was administeredon 200 respondents within the FCT which is the limit of the scope of the study. A self constructedquestionnaire titled Child Abuse Questionnaire (CAQ) was administered on the students aftervalidation. The instrument has construct validity co-efficient of 0.756 and reliability co-efficient of0.95. The statistical technique that was used to analyse the data collected was Chi-Square distributiontest. The result of the analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between poverty andeconomic deprivation and child abuse in Nigeria. Also the study revealed that child abuse is still very prevalent in Nigeria and also that religious and cultural influences contribute to child abuse in Nigeria.The result revealed that the Rights institutions are not doing enough to arrest the problem of childabuse and that the child right act is not working in Nigeria.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER ONE1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYThe Collins concise
dictionary defines juvenile as pertaining to the young or immature of
youth orchildhood. This comprises the child and the adolescent.
According to World Health Organization(WHO), a child falls within the
age group of 19 years. Some countries further include any oneless than
or up to 21 years. The Nigerian labour act defines a child as those who
are 16 years of ageand below but the International Labour Organization
(ILO) has ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER ONE1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYThe Collins concise
dictionary defines juvenile as pertaining to the young or immature of
youth orchildhood. This comprises the child and the adolescent.
According to World Health Organization(WHO), a child falls within the
age group of 19 years. Some countries further include any oneless than
or up to 21 years. The Nigerian labour act defines a child as those who
are 16 years of ageand below but the International Labour Organization
(ILO) has ... Continue reading---
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