Abstract
The rights of citizens are paramount for the benefit of everyone who belong to the country. It has always been an issue for any of the right been violated more-so when it involves the rights of children. The violation of human rights has been long on going not in Nigeria and other climes. The rise in the abuse of children within and outside the shores of Nigeria is on the increase from the use of children for forced labour, the indulging of children in commercial sexual trade, slavery, kidnapping, so on and so forth. This history of child abuse seems to be continuous and reoccurring. The Doctrinal methodology (desk research) being that materials sourced for was gotten from online adopted while conducting study and this included the use of online sources of materials. The study equally adopted the comparative research method since it compared other climes outside Nigeria in a bid to draw a comparison between the state of the abuse in Nigeria and other climes. What was discovered was that the rights as provided in the Constitution of Nigeria and other climes have provided for rights to all its citizens and equally provided rights for children’s welfare and like Nigeria there are issues of abuse which has been figured out to be as a result of poverty, cultural background, politics etc. it is suggested that zero tolerance towards curbing this act of child abuse to not just Nigerian children. There should be encouraging of corporate social responsibility and education/awareness.
Keywords: Child right, Child abuse