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CHILDREN'S RIGHTS Children (anyone under the age of 18 as defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child), like adults, have rights to ensure their well-being and safety are maintained at all times. Nation states (countries) have a duty to successfully maintain these rights. Children’s rights are the same all over the world: each country has agreed to uphold and preserve the Convention on the Rights of the Child created by the United Nations.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international agreement that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989; this then became international law in 1990. 177 countries world-wide have ratified (agreed to) the Convention, including the UK which ratified it in 1991. The UK is committed to fully implementing the Convention. There are only 2 countries in the world that have not agreed to the convention, can you guess which countries? Which 2 countries from the list below have not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child?
a) Iceland Scroll to the bottom of the page for the answer.
WHAT ARE CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ACCORDING TO THE CONVENTION? There are a total of 41 “substantive articles” which describe in detail children’s rights; they also show how governments must ensure that these rights are upheld. The substantive articles relate to 4 different areas of rights: survival, developmental, protection and participation rights. Downloadable version of the Convention (.pdf file) Of the 41 articles, there are 4, which are known as the Convention’s general principles and these are:
Article 2: All rights guaranteed by the Convention must be available to all children without discrimination of any kind
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(Source: Children's Rights Alliance)
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WHAT IS THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD?