All Children have a claim to certain rights as Right to Food, Right to Clothing, Right to Education, and Right to Good Health among others. However. The observance and protection of these child rights have often become a challenge especially to developing countries and for that matter, Ghana. Individuals and some groups do not want to hear the subject matter of Child Rights and they regard it as a cultural violation. That notwithstanding, the constitution of Ghana Chapter 5 provides for the protection of children’s rights, among others. The Children’s Act, 1998 (Act 560) which protects children generally, Criminal Offences Amendment Act, 1998 (Act 554) which protects the child from sexual offenses, abduction, and abandonment, Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act 732) which protects children from violence in domestic settings just to mention a few.
Despite the legal frameworks both local and international, Child Rights violations are still very common in Ghana. It is a course for concern that, major social institutions that that are expected to provide protection for the Rights of the Child have rather become the setting for various forms of child rights abuses. Notable amongst them include the family; which is supposed to be a safe haven for a child to grow and harness his innate potential peacefully.
In view of this, the government of Ghana, through its social welfare institutions must interfere to protect the child from parental abuse and neglect.
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