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The UN Convention On The Rights of The Child
The UN Convention On The Rights of The Child
Convention
on
the Rights of the Child
From
The Cyprus Children’s Parliament and
The Pancyprian Coordinating Committee for the Protection and
Welfare of Children
They cover cases such as
refugee children, tortured
children, children in various
institutions, child soldiers, child
labour, drug abuse and sexual
exploitation and they demand
special protection and care.
3. The Rights to
Development
They include everything that
children need in order o
develop their full capacities
and abilities. For example,
the right to play and
recreation, the right to
education, the right to
cultural life, the right to
access information, the right
to freedom of thought and
religion.
4. The Rights to
Participation
They allow children to
play an active role in their
societies and their
nations. They include the
right to free expression of
opinion, the right to
comment on issues
concerning them and their
life, the right to
participate in all kinds of
cultural events, the right
to organize.
The Articles
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS:
ARTICLES 46 to 54
They include regulations on
possible future amendments to
any article of the Convention.
According to the UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child, students have the
following rights: