{"id":434,"date":"2010-10-28T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/achrs.org\/english\/2010\/10\/28\/declaration-of-the-rights-of-the-child\/"},"modified":"2010-10-28T09:00:25","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T09:00:25","slug":"declaration-of-the-rights-of-the-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/achrs.org\/english\/2010\/10\/28\/declaration-of-the-rights-of-the-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Declaration of the Rights of the Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PREAMBLE<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter,   reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the   dignity and worth of the human person, and have determined to   promote social progress and better standards of life in larger   freedom,<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Whereas the United Nations has, in the Universal Declaration   of Human Rights, proclaimed that everyone is entitled to all   the rights and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction   of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political   or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth   or other status,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Whereas the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity,   needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal   protection, before as well as after birth,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Whereas the need for such special safeguards has been stated   in the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 1924,   and recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and   in the statutes of specialized agencies and international organizations   concerned with the welfare of children,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Whereas mankind owes to the child the best it has to give,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Now therefore,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>The General Assembly<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Proclaims this Declaration of the Rights of the Child to the   end that he may have a happy childhood and enjoy for his own   good and for the good of society the rights and freedoms herein   set forth, and calls upon parents, upon men and women as individuals,   and upon voluntary organizations, local authorities and national   Governments to recognize these rights and strive for their observance   by legislative and other measures progressively taken in accordance   with the following principles:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Principle I<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The child shall enjoy all the rights set forth in this Declaration.   Every child, without any exception whatsoever, shall be entitled   to these rights, without distinction or discrimination on account   of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other   opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other   status, whether of himself or of his family.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Principle 2<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The child shall enjoy special protection, and shall be given   opportunities and facilities, by law and by other means, to enable   him to develop physically, mentally, morally, spiritually and   socially in a healthy and normal manner and in conditions of   freedom and dignity. In the enactment of laws for this purpose,   the best interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Principle 3<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The child shall be entitled from his birth to a name and a   nationality.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Principle 4<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The child shall enjoy the benefits of social security. He   shall be entitled to grow and develop in health; to this end,   special care and protection shall be provided both to him and   to his mother, including adequate pre-natal and post-natal care.   The child shall have the right to adequate nutrition, housing,   recreation and medical services.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Principle 5<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The child who is physically, mentally or socially handicapped   shall be given the special treatment, education and care required   by his particular condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Principle 6<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The child, for the full and harmonious development of his   personality, needs love and understanding. He shall, wherever   possible, grow up in the care and under the responsibility of   his parents, and, in any case, in an atmosphere of affection   and of moral and material security; a child of tender years shall   not, save in exceptional circumstances, be separated from his   mother. Society and the public authorities shall have the duty   to extend particular care to children without a family and to   those without adequate means of support. Payment of State and   other assistance towards the maintenance of children of large   families is desirable.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Principle 7<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The child is entitled to receive education, which shall be   free and compulsory, at least in the elementary stages. He shall   be given an education which will promote his general culture   and enable him, on a basis of equal opportunity, to develop his   abilities, his individual judgement, and his sense of moral and   social responsibility, and to become a useful member of society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The best interests of the child shall be the guiding principle   of those responsible for his education and guidance; that responsibility   lies in the first place with his parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The child shall have full opportunity for play and recreation,   which should be directed to the same purposes as education; society   and the public authorities shall endeavour to promote the enjoyment   of this right.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Principle 8<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The child shall in all circumstances be among the first to   receive protection and relief.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Principle 9<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The child shall be protected against all forms of neglect,   cruelty and exploitation. 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