NZ hits brickwall on child abuse and neglect

NZPA
February 7, 2011, 3:43 pm

New Zealand has hit a "brickwall" when it comes to addressing child abuse, neglect, violence and poverty, a child and youth rights organisation says.

Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa (ACYA)'s comments follow the release of a United Nations report on the Government's performance in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC).

In the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Children's report released this week, it said though New Zealand had made some positive changes to tackle child issues, the United Nations remained alarmed about discrimination, abuse, child labour and juvenile justice problems in the country.

ACYA chairman John Hancock today said New Zealand had reached standstill on children's rights, and was a significant distance away from fully implementing UNCROC.

"As evidenced by the high levels of child poverty and the inequalities across the social and health indicators, there is still a long way to go before all New Zealand children will enjoy full realisation of their rights under UNCROC." FULL STORY

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