Childrens Rights: The UN Rights of the Child

1: Everyone < 18 has all 42 rights

2: UNCRC applies to everyone regardless of race, religion, ability, views, family.

3: All organisations / people must promote what is best for children.

4: Governments should work to promote all rights of children

5: Families should respect rights and take responsibility and direct and guide children

6: The right to life

7: A legally registered name and nationality; to be cared for by parents, where appropriate.

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9: Children should not be separated from parent(s) where possible.

10: Free movement for families between countries so that parents and children may be together

11: Children must not be taken out of countries illegally.

12: All children have the right to be heard and to express their views

13: To get and share information

14: To feel and believe what you want and to practice your preferred religion

15: To meet with other children and young people and to join youth groups

16: The right to privacy

17: Reliable information form mass media, TV, radio; media should not promote harmful messages

18: Governments should provide support to parents to help bring up their children

19: Children must be properly cared for and protected from violence, abuse, neglect by parents and carers

20: If children cannot be looked after properly they must be looked after by people who respect their religion, culture and language

21: If children are adopted, the first concern must always be what is best for the child.

22: If children come to a country as refugees, they have the same rights as other children born in that country

23: If a child has a disability it is entitled to special care and support

24: The right to good quality health care, to clean water, nutrition, food and a clean environment. Rich countries must help poor countries

25: Children in care / looked after by local authority, must be reviewed regularly

26: Governments should provide extra money for children in families in need

27: Standards of living must be adequate and provide for physical, mental, spiritual and moral and social development

28: The right to education

29: Education should enable all children to achieve their fullest potential

30: The right to enjoy and express individual cultures within indigenous groups

31: The right to rest, play and leisure

32: To be protected from exploitation and performing any work that is hazardous or harmful to educational development

33: To be protected from illicit drugs – narcotics etc.

34: To be protected against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse

35: To be protected from abduction, sale and trafficking

36: To be protected from all forms of exploitation, prejudicial to welfare

37: Not to be subjected to torture or other degrading treatment, punishment or capital punishment

38: Children must not be involved in hostilities < 15 yrs

39: Governments must foster recovery and reintegration of all child vicitims

40: Children alleged or accused of breaking penal laws must be treated with dignity and justice.