Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Document number
- 2464
- Date
- August 2010
- Title
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Author/publisher
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human rights
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Guidelines/Recommendations, International Law,
- Keywords
- Child protection, Human rights, freedom, convention,
- Summary
- The convention of the rights of the child consists of 54 articles, all dedicated to the protection of childrens rights. The convention was put in to force in September 1990. Among other things the convention binds states to take responsibility for the well being of children living under the country's law as well as it secures every childs right to a name, nationality and safe childhood. Up until this day the convention has been ratified by 193 countries.
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