CHILD PROTECTION IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19
CHILD PROTECTION IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19

Summary/Abstract: This paper concentrates on a few aspects regarding the issues that arose after the current outbreak of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), in Europe and beyond. In this context, the purpose of the paper is to estimate, from the children’s perspective, the consequences of this pandemic and what rights do children who may need special protection have. It is obvious that the children are one of the most vulnerable categories especially when they don't have the parents’ or family’s support so that they often become victims of violence, abuse and so on. Also, we pay special attention to the children with disabilities because they are one of the most marginalized and excluded groups in society, they need special and constant protection and sometimes experience degrading treatment or suffer other serious human rights violations. In this regard, we will present some international and European instruments which provide forms of special protection and specific procedures for children, such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Convention on the Rights of the Child or Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In the end, we will conclude stressing that although the children rights are recognized and there are many organizations like UNICEF who struggle for their rights, the nowadays reality proves that there is a discrepancy in applying and respecting the elementary rights of the children who need special protection.

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