It suggests that damaging distortions have been introduced into the child protection system as a result of the defensive responses of the relevant authorities at both national and local level to the media onslaught. A more strategic approach to understanding and managing media coverage of this difficult field is outlined. Commissioned by UNICEF and based on the practical experience of working journalists, The Media and Children’s Rights is an attempt to assist media professionals and others to consider how the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child might impact upon the way children are represented in and by the media. Child Neglect: Failure of the parents or the custodian to take … Role The paper … The Discourse of Child Protection and its ensuing political responses are discussed here following a 6 month analysis of media platforms in which child protection reforms were recommended following child abuse and neglect reports. THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS.docx home; services. Uvalde shooter given time to kill. (d) “Human rights” means the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants and enforceable by courts in India.”. Fann: What happens if abortion debate is shifted to states