August 11th, 2008

The United Nations General Assembly declared:

Principle 1: The child will enjoy all rights set forth in this Declaration, without exception by race, color, sex, language, religion, political opinion, property or birth.

In Argentina there are 12,237,325 children between 0 and 17 years.
Nearly five million of these children are poor (40.9%).
One million seven hundred thousand are homeless.

Principle 2: The child shall enjoy special protection for
that can develop physically, mentally, morally and spiritually and socially.

In 2007 killed 8,688 children under five, 152 more than the previous year.
Eight children a day die from causes related to malnutrition.


Principle 3: The child has the right from birth to a name and nationality.
 

Grandmothers and found 92 grandchildren and still appropriate
More than 400 missing.
 
Principle 4: You must enjoy the benefits of social security, nutrition, housing, recreation and adequate medical services.

In December 2005 there were 19,579 children detained in prisons.
Only 12% were there for breaches of the law.

Principle 5: The child physically or mentally disabled people should receive treatment, education and care.

Do not get in general and there are plans to attend and help the families to achieve compliance with this principle.


Principle 6: The child needs love and understanding.
Wherever possible should grow under their parents.

75% of adoptions are illegal and are conducted through the trafficking of children.

Principle 7: You are entitled to receive free education and
mandatory and should fully enjoy games and
recreations.

The dropout rate of multi-track between 2004 and 2005 was every hundred twenty boys.

Principle 8: It must be among the first to receive protection and relief.

There are no plans for Social Security in providing this, the best example is the reality, a letter from a reader in Clarin mother a few days ago, denounced a "mock evacuation" in a school where he forgot his two sons, both disabled.


Principle 9: It must be protected against all forms of neglect, cruelty and exploitation.

2 million children between 5 and 14 years performing any work.
The 42% does so by helping their parents.
Between 10 and 30% of women who fall into the white slave trade are minors.
In americas America are victims of sexual or labour exploitation two million girls and adolescents.

Principle 10: It must be protected against racial discrimination, religious or otherwise.

Copy textual lid on Sunday's edition of the Journal 10-8-08 criticizes the Argentine.

The Editor