ITS ABOUT CONVENTION OF RIGHTS OF CHILD

1. Convention on the Rights
of the CHILD

2. What is the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is a
comprehensive, internationally binding agreement on
the rights of children, which was adopted by the United
Nations General Assembly in 1989. It came into force
on 2 September 1990
It is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in
history: all countries have ratified it with the exception
of the United States of America and Somalia.

3. The UN Convention consists of 54 articles, each of which details a different type of
right.
Survival rights: include the child’s right to life and the needs that are most basic to
existence, such as nutrition, shelter, an adequate living standard, and access to
medical services.
Development rights: include the right to education, play, cultural activities, access
to information, and freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
Protection rights: ensure children are safeguarded against all forms of abuse,
neglect and exploitation, including special care for refugee children; safeguards for
children in the criminal justice system; protection for children in employment;
protection and rehabilitation for children who have suffered exploitation or abuse of
any kind.
Participation rights: encompass children's freedom to express opinions, to have a
say in matters affecting their own lives, to join associations and to assemble
peacefully. As their capacities develop, children should have increasing opportunity
to participate in the activities of society, in preparation for adulthood.

4. Article 1 (Definition of the child)
Article 2 (Non-discrimination)
Article 3 (Best interests of the child)
Article 4 (Protection of rights)
Article 5 (Parental guidance)
Article 6 (Survival and development)
Article 7 (Registration, name, nationality, care)
Article 8 (Preservation of identity)
Article 9 (Separation from parents)
Article 10 (Family reunification)
Article 11 (Kidnapping)
Article 12 (Respect for the views of the child)

5. Article 13 (Freedom of expression)
Article 14 (Freedom of thought, conscience and religion)
Article 15 (Freedom of association)
Article 16 (Right to privacy)
Article 17 (Access to information; mass media)
Article 18 (Parental responsibilities; state assistance)
Article 19 (Protection from all forms of violence)
Article 20 (Children deprived of family environment)
Article 21 (Adoption)
Article 22 (Refugee children)
Article 23 (Children with disabilities)

6. Article 24 (Health and health services)
Article 25 (Review of treatment in care)
Article 26 (Social security)
Article 27 (Adequate standard of living)
Article 28 (Right to education)
Article 29 (Goals of education)
Article 30 (Children of minorities/indigenous groups)
Article 31 (Leisure, play and culture)
Article 32 (Child labor)
Article 33 (Drug abuse)

7. Article 34 (Sexual exploitation)
Article 35 (Abduction, sale and trafficking)
Article 36 (Other forms of exploitation)
Article 37 (Detention and punishment)
Article 38 (War and armed conflicts)
Article 39 (Rehabilitation of child victims)
Article 40 (Juvenile justice)
Article 41 (Respect for superior national standards)
Article 42 (Knowledge of rights)
Articles 43-54 (implementation measures)