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Hyderabad, June 12: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Saturday asked the city police commissioner to prohibit the telecast of the TV reality show, Aata, saying it violated child rights.
It has also called for a public hearing on July 3 to debate and fix specific norms for entertainment programmes.
The SHRC observed that the programme grossly abused the Constitutional rights of children provided under Articles 39(e) (vocations unsuited to age), (f) (protection of children against exploitation), Article 45 (no child below 14 years shall be engaged in hazardous employment) and Article 46 (protection from social injustice and exploitation).
Justice B. Subhashan Reddy, the SHRC chairman, said he had watched several episodes of the reality show and felt that children were subjected to vulgar comparisons, were made to feel depressed and forced to weep.
“Children have to prepare for long hours under harsh lights and high decibels of sound,” he said. “It is a clear violation of the child’s right to play and rest.”
The SHRC, responding to four petitions and counter arguments including those from the parents of the five participants, also noted violations of the Young Persons (harmful publications) Act, and Juvenile Justice Act.
It further stated that every child has right to participate in cultural events that were decent, but reality shows do not fall within the said limits and are liable to be prohibited.
Source: www.deccanchronicle.com
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