An Analysis of the Implementation of Children's Rights in the Digital World: A Case Study of Botswana.

This paper examines the effects of digital technologies on children's rights. All children's rights ought to be reinforced, respected, and protected. Majority of children devote their time on Internet using various social media platforms which have become a key means of teaching and learning. Increased internet access by children is associated with risks and escalation of children's rights violations. Institutions dealing with children continuously struggle to represent the rights of children enshrined within the Convention on the Rights of Children. The paper is mainly focuses on children's rights such as freedom of expression and information, privacy and data protection, protection and safety. Children's rights are not fully protected online in most cases particularly in countries like Botswana. The publication of sensitive information relating to children online is a violation of their rights to privacy and may affect their childhood development. The lack of relevant expert to investigate and prosecute cybercrime leads to the increase of cybercrime activities committed against children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]