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Bangladesh; United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; Children; National Child Labor Elimination Policy; National Education Policy; Bangladesh Labor Act; United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF); United Nations (UN); Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 1924; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights; International Convenant on Economic
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Safeguarding The Future Of Bangladeshi Children: The Need For A Comprehensive National Educational System, Samantha A. Barach
Safeguarding The Future Of Bangladeshi Children: The Need For A Comprehensive National Educational System, Samantha A. Barach
Brooklyn Journal of International Law
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)—the human rights treaty ratified by the most States Parties—is binding international law which enumerates the rights guaranteed to all children worldwide. Despite the widespread ratification of the CRC, many countries lack the proper legislation and agencies to ensure that these rights are afforded to all children. One such country is Bangladesh. A relatively new country, Bangladesh gained its independence in 1971 and was one of the first twenty countries to ratify the CRC. Notwithstanding this eagerness to promote children’s rights, Bangladeshi children suffer from a high level of abuse …