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STRENGTHENING CHILDREN PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR REDRESSINGDOMESTIC EMOTIONAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN: BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE

Mirza Farzana Iqbal Ch !"h#r$ %

Abstract

Chil"r&n ab#'& i' a (hr&a( ( (h& "&)&l *+&n( , -hil"r&n. E+ (i nal ab#'& i' '#-h a-la''i,i-a(i n , -hil"r&n ab#'& !hi-h /ill' -hil"r&n0' +in" 'il&n(l$ b#( "&&*l$.Al(h #1h (h& 1 )&rn+&n( an" n n21 )&rn+&n(al r1aniza(i n' ar& (a/in1 +an$ '(&*'

( *r&)&n( (h&r /in"' , -hil"r&n ab#'& '#-h a' *h$'i-al ab#'& r '&3#al ab#'&4 b#( "#&( 'il&n( /illin1 na(#r& , &+ (i nal ab#'& i( i' q#i(& #na""r&''&" an" #n2r&"r&''&" b$(h&+. In (hi' *a*&r I (ri&" ( "i'-#'' (h& a'*&-( , &+ (i nal ab#'& &lab ra(&l$ an" i('i+*a-( n -hil"r&n0' *'$-h l 1$. A '(r#-(#r&" q#&'(i nnair& '#r)&$ !a' - n"#-(&" (&3a+in& (h& l&)&l , &+ (i nal ab#'& a+ n1 (h& r&'* n"&n('. Th& ,i&l" '#r)&$ 'h !'(ha( ,a+ili&' ar& n ( - n'-i #' ab #( (h&ir (r&a(+&n( , -hil"r&n. S +$ - n-&n(ra(i n!a' ( , -#' n (h& li,&2l n1 i+*a-(' , (h& &+ (i nal ab#'& n -hil"r&n an" (r&- ++&n" a '(r&n1(h&n&" -hil"r&n *r (&-(i n '$'(&+ in-l#"in1 - ++#ni($ *& *l& (

*r&)&n( an" *r (&-( -hil"r&n ,r + &+ (i nal ab#'&.

Keywords: E+ (i nal ab#'&4 Chil"r&n0' D&)&l *+&n(4 Chil"r&n Pr (&-(i n '$'(&+4Chil" Ri1h('.

Introduction

Chil"r&n ar& (h& ,#(#r& , a na(i n. B#( !& '&& (ha( ,(&n -hil"r&n b&- +& )i-(i+' , "i,,&r&n( ($*&' , ab#'& b&-a#'& , (h&ir )#ln&rabili($. Th& (&r+ 5Chil" Ab#'&6 ha' a l n1

bi((&r hi'( r$. Th& ab#'& , -hil"r&n i' ,(&n -a#'&" b$ *ar&n(' r (h&r ,a+il$ +&+b&r'in (h& na+& , *ar&n(al - n(r l an" !a' *r (&-(&" b$ a '$'(&+ , la!' !hi-h &n(i(l&-hil"r&n !i(h ,&! ri1h('. Un"&r &3i'(in1 ' -ial '(r#-(#r&4 -hil"r&n ar& (r&a(&" a' *r *&r($

!n&" b$ (h& *ar&n('. Par&n('4 *ar(i-#larl$ ,a(h&r'4 &3&r-i'& 1r&a( * !&r )&r (h&(r&a(+&n( an" "i'-i*lin& , -hil"r&n. I( i' a +a((&r , 1r&a( ' rr ! (ha( &)&n in (hi'+ "&rn &ra !& "i" n ( - +& #( ,r + (hi' h&in #' #(l / , !hi-h r&'#l( i' -hil"r&nab#'&. Chil"r&n ab#'& i' ,(&n 7#'(i,i&" b$ )ari #' na+&'4 '#-h a'4 a "i'-i*linar$ +&a'#r&4a l&1all$ 'an-(i n&" a-(4 an &- n +i- n&-&''i($4 r -#l(#ral an" r&li1i #' *ra-(i-&.Chil"r&n ab#'& ha' '&ri #' *h$'i-al an" *'$-h ' -ial - n'&q#&n-&' !hi-h a")&r'&l$a,,&-( *h$'i-al an" +&n(al h&al(h , -hil"r&n.

1 L&-(#r&r4 D&*ar(+&n( , La!4 Fa-#l($ , H#+ani(i&' an" S -ial S-i&n-&'4 Da,, "il In(&rna(i nalUni)&r'i($4 Ban1la"&'h.

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b&&n ran" +l$ '&l&-(&" , r an'!&rin1 (h& q#&'(i nnair& ,r + (hr&& *ri)a(& #ni)&r'i(i&':

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r1aniza(i n'.

Definition of children abuse

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Definition of emotional abuse

5 h&n i( - +&' ( "a+a1&4 (h&r& i' n r&al "i,,&r&n-& b&(!&&n *h$'i-al4 '&3#al an"&+ (i nal ab#'&. All (ha( "i'(in1#i'h&' n& ,r + (h& (h&r i' (h& ab#'&r0' -h i-& , !&a* n'00 An"r&! Va-h''4 %?? =. E+ (i nal ab#'& i' a *a((&rn , b&ha)i r (ha( -an'&ri #'l$ in(&r,&r& !i(h a -hil"8' * 'i(i)& "&)&l *+&n( an" hi' '&l,2r&'*&-(.

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N ! !& !ill '&& !h&(h&r (h&r& i' an$ la! an" * li-$ in Ban1la"&'h ( - +ba( (hi' *r bl&+.

International commitments of Bangladesh regarding various childrights related to emotional abuse

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B&'i"&' CRC4 Ban1la"&'h al' +a"& - ++i(+&n(' in Ma$ ;99; a( (h& Uni(&" Na(i n'S*&-ial S&''i n n Chil"r&n an" &n" r'&" (h& rl" Fi( , r Chil"r&n " -#+&n(.Ban1la"&'h 'i1n&" Mill&nni#+ D&-lara(i n. Th& '&- n" * in( , (h& "&-lara(i n -all' (h&'(a(& *ar(i&' ( r&- 1niz& (h&ir "#($ ( (h& )#ln&rabl& an" in *ar(i-#lar4 ( (h& -hil"r&n , (h& ! rl" UNICEF4 ;99

ii= ; n" Na(i nal Plan , A-(i n NPA= , r (h& -hil"r&n in %??? , r (h& (&r+ , %?? 2 ;99;

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S !& '&& (ha( Ban1la"&'h a" *(&" )ari #' * li-i&' an" a-(i n *lan' ( *r (&-( an" *r&)&n( -hil"r&n ,r + ab#'&. T '( * **r&''i n n ! +&n an" -hil"r&n4

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r +ai+in1 , -hil"r&n. Th&'& **r&''i n' ar& + r& in (h& na(#r& , *h$'i-alab#'& r '&3#al ab#'& !hi-h in"ir&-(l$ +a$ -a#'& &+ (i nal ab#'&. B#( (h&r& i'n (hin1 - n(ain&" in (h& A-( !hi-h *#r&l$ "&al' !i(h &+ (i nal ab#'&. Thi'la-/in1 , h li'(i- a**r a-h ( - n'i"&r -hil"r&n ab#'& i' (h& !&a/ * in( , (h&A-(.

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