Un Convention on the Rights of the Child

The UN Convention on the Rights of the sister (1989) In 1989 world leaders decided that children needed a pattern that protected their slumps and that people recognised that children had right hands too. They felt that children needed special commission and protection that adults do not The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the starting legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full cultivate of human rightscivil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. The Convention has set out these rights in 54 articles and two Optional Protocols.It covers all the basic human rights and states that children eachwhere have the right to survival to divulge to the fullest to protection from harmful influences, holler and exploitation and to participate fully in family, cultural and social life. The 4 core principles of the Convention are non-discrimination devotion to the best interests of the child the right to life, survival and bring outment and resp ect for the views of the child. Every right spelled out in the Convention is inherent to the human dignity and harmonious development of every child.The Convention protects childrens rights by setting standards in health care fostering and legal, civil and social services. Article 29 is specifically aimed at children and their right to an schooling it is based on equal opportunity and states that * Primary reading is compulsory and free to all * Develop different forms of secondary education which should be free and with the offer of financial assistance if needed * specify higher education available for all Make educational training and guidance available for all children * Encourage regular attendance and shrivel up the number of drop outs. It also has guidance of how education should be delivered to the children * It should develop the childs personality, talents and mental and physical abilities to their full potential * It should develop the respect for the childs parents , cultural identity, language, determine and the national values of the country in which the child lives or originates from * It should repare the child for the responsibilities of life in a free society in an environment that offers peace, tolerance, equality of sexes and acquaintance among people * It should offer the chance to develop in a lifelike environment. childrenandyouthprogramme. info/pdfs/pdfs /uncrc_summary_version. pdf 27. 10. 12 www. csie. org. uk/inclusion/child-rights. shtml 27. 10. 12 www. unicef. org/crc/ 27. 10. 12