AMMAN — The
House of Representatives on Monday
approved the draft child rights law for the year 2022, according to Al-Mamlaka
TV.
اضافة اعلان
Parliament Speaker Abdul Karim Al-Dughmi chaired the
session that was attended by the Council of Ministers.
The Lower House
approved the articles of the draft law, as they came from the joint “Legal,
Women, and Family Affairs” parliamentary committee, after extensive discussion
among deputies, and a number of amendments were made to the 33 articles of the
draft.
The House approved Article 11, which states that the
Ministry of Health, in coordination with the competent authorities, take all
necessary measures to ensure that children enjoy the highest level of health
care, including provided them with basic information related to their health
and nutrition, and the prevention of infectious, dangerous and chronic
diseases, based on a proposal submitted Representative Ali Al-Khalayleh
The article also includes the right of the child to
a safe, healthy, and clean environment, stipulates the development of programs
and policies in the field of awareness and guidance in health aspects related
to children, and the creation of specialized centers for the treatment and
rehabilitation of children in cases of addiction to drugs, psychotropic
substances, or volatile substances, according to the available capabilities.
The House also approved the decision of the
Parliamentary committee stipulating that the child has the right to an adequate
standard of living and protection from poverty.
The
Ministry of Social Development, in coordination
with the pertinent authorities, is to develop the policies and programs needed
to secure the right of all children to basic social care, and enable the family
to perform its primary role in raising children, educating them and giving them
the care needed to ensure his full normal development.
The deputies approved Article 13, after it was
reformulated by the joint committee, which states that a child temporarily or
permanently deprived of his family environment has the right to alternative
care by decision of the competent judicial authority, and the Ministry of
Social Development, in coordination with the competent authorities, and that
all necessary measures be taken, in accordance with the relevant legislation,
in the best interest of the child.
The deputies also recognized that children have the
right to education, and that basic education is compulsory and free, in
accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
The
Ministry of Education, in coordination with the
competent authorities, should take measures to prevent children from dropping
out or having interrupted education, ensure quality education, provide a
sufficient number of teachers and counselors in educational institutions, and
help them raise their performance, efficiency, and capabilities.
The deputies approved Article 16, paragraph (c),
related to providing awareness programs related to children’s growth, health,
physical and psychological development, ensuring their education, and providing
them with health education at all educational levels, in a manner appropriate
to their age and awareness, and in line with religious and social values.
The House of Representatives decided to strike out
paragraphs “b and c” of Article 20; paragraph “b” stipulates that smoking and
drinking alcohol in the presence of a child is considered an attack on his
health and physical integrity, and the capacity of the parents or the person
entrusted with the care of a child does not constitute an excuse for committing
this act.
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