Comments on: Fatherless children and census dilemma

By: Sangay Dradul

Sangay Dradul — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:36:11 +0000

Well, from my understanding, census department must be the right department to work hard for the country’s security. They must have the rules and regulations for registering the child in the census. There can not be a child without a father. A child can not be born from the middle of the lotus flower. The concerned women must be sure of her child’s father.

In this regard, I would suggest the census department to give awareness to the Bhutanese women/men, so that this type of incidents will not occur in our country. The officials working in the census department have to learn to deal with the innocent people like in other countries. The MoHCA have to send these officials abroad to look/learn the ways of working with the public.

Just my views.

By: far away

far away — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:43:45 +0000

Media, please do look for pleasant word rather than fatherless children. it is humiliating for those children.

By: far away

far away — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:39:58 +0000

We always talk of no gender discrimination but here comes the truth in this article. Why do we need father in census registration? Why not we accept single parent? This is an issue of human right!!!!! Everyone need to be treated equally. Moreover, we need to look into the convention of rights of the children and women’s rights.

Wake up National Women Association. You need to do something to give rights for those women and children.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:11:54 +0000

well! you are right and not only you every one must support this. i dont have anything to say but I support you…

By: Dechen

Dechen — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:32:15 +0000

The census regristration of the children has always been a great concern for me becasue i have seen in my village how the women are balmed and shamed for bearing a child without a father.
My first question is why do we need to blame the women? for what? For having the baby for nine months then brinining them up with her mere income.

Secondly why do we need a fathers name who has not even given a second glance to see wether the women he slept has been pregnent or not! Does our religion teach us to blame and shame a brave women for rearing a child on her own!

What is in a fathers name? just because a man is not coming as a father why do we need to make the child and mother suffere.

lastly according to the Child Rightis Conventions; every child has the right to survival, development , growth and health.

Remmeber- Bhutan has been one of the countires who has signed such conventions without any reservation.

I would like to remind all of the people that children should be allowed to be registerd in the name their mothers like in other developed countries.

The bottom line being- why do we need a man’s name when from child birth, to raising them throught their life are done by the women?

reminder to the people who are concerend with census- please dont mock with the poor women and blame them infornt of the whole community, they also have their own reputation and it effects their self esteem. There are more gentle and proper way to put things forward if you considered you self educated!