Created by: Maria Pia
Number of Blossarys: 5
Any work or service that is executed from any person under the threat of any penalty and for which the person concerned has not offered him - or herself voluntarily.
‘Forced or compulsory labour shall mean all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarily’ (Art. ...
The term refers to any institution or practice in which a woman or a child without the right to refuse is promised or given in marriage on payment of a consideration in money or in kind to her ...
The term refers to children under age of 18 only, not to young adult women.
The individual who acquires the primary responsibility for the wellbeing of the child and co-ordinates the efforts of all involved agencies to ensure the best interests of the child. This individual ...
A human rights approach integrates the norms, standards and principles of the international human rights system into legislation, policies, programmes and processes. The concept of a ‘right’ means ...
Fundamental and universal rights and freedoms that all human beings are entitled to. They consist of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that States are obliged to fully respect ...
By: Maria Pia