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Prevalence, Abuse & Exploitation of Street Children

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Republic of Singapore Sierra Leone is an extremely poor nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution. While it possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, its physical and social infrastructure is not well developed, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic development. Nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. Manufacturing consists mainly of the processing of raw materials and of light manufacturing for the domestic market. Alluvial diamond mining remains the major source of hard currency earnings accounting for nearly half of Sierra Leone's exports. [The World Factbook, U.S.C.I.A. 2009]

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UNICEF – Singapore

www.unicef.org/infobycountry/singapore.html

[accessed 18 July 2011]

Human Rights Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

U.S. Dept of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, March 8, 2006

www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61626.htm

[accessed 22 December 2010]

CHILDREN - The government demonstrated a strong commitment to children's rights and welfare through well-funded systems of public education and medical care, and access was equal for all children. Six years of public (or government-recognized private) education is compulsory for all children. Virtually 100 percent of children were enrolled through grade 6, and the dropout rate for secondary school was low.

Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 3 October 2003

www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/singapore2003.html

[accessed 8 March 2011]

[42] The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Compulsory Education Act in 2003 and the wide availability of high-quality education services in the State party. However, the Committee is concerned that not all children within the State party’s jurisdiction are covered by the Compulsory Education Act or have access to free primary school.

Children and Young Persons Homes

Singapore Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, May 18, 2010

Click [here] to access the article. Its URL is not displayed because of its length

[accessed 2 October 2011]

There are 22 Voluntary Children's Homes providing residential care programmes for children and young persons in Singapore.

They could be:

v children from dysfunctional families and in need of shelter;

v children who are abused or neglected;

v children in need of care and protection;

v destitute and abandoned children;

v children who are beyond parental control; and

v children who are in conflict with the Law.

Community-based Rehabilitation of Juvenile Delinquents

Family & Community Development, 2004

fcd.ecitizen.gov.sg/TeenageNYouth/ParentingTeenagers/JuvenileDelinquency/

[accessed 18 July 2011]

At one time this article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]

Where juveniles go against the law, programmes are in place in Singapore to help rehabilitate the youths. This rehabilitation, as far as possible, is provided in the community. Family involvement is critical in the successful rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents.

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