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  2. Convention on the Rights of the Child - Wikipedia

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    India ratified UNCRC on 11 December 1992, agreeing in principle to all articles but with certain reservations on issues relating to child labor. [1] In India, there is a law that children under the age of 18 should not work, [ citation needed ] [ contradictory ] but there is no outright ban on child labor.

  3. U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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    The series is critical of opposition to the UNCRC, and it champions youth voice in a new way, as described in Article 12 of the Convention. The UN General Assembly adopted the Convention and opened it for signature on 20 November 1989 (the 30th anniversary of its Declaration of the Rights of the Child). This was one of the final projects ...

  4. Children's rights - Wikipedia

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    Children's rights or the rights of children are a subset of human rights with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors. [1] The 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) defines a child as "any human being below the age of eighteen years, unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier."

  5. African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

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    The Children's Charter originated because the member states of the AU believed that the CRC missed important socio-cultural and economic realities particular to Africa. It emphasises the need to include African cultural values and experiences when dealing with the rights of the child in such as:

  6. Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed ...

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    The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC), also known as the child soldier treaty, is a multilateral treaty whereby states agree to: 1) prohibit the conscription into the military of children under the age of 18; 2) ensure that military recruits are no younger than 16; and 3) prevent recruits aged 16 or 17 from ...

  7. Maastricht Guidelines on Violations of Economic, Social and ...

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    Guideline 31 encourages the adoption of optional protocols for ICESCR, CEDAW, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to better show the equality of all human rights. [25] Guideline 32 encourages the active monitoring and documenting of violations of economic, social and cultural rights by all relevant actors in order to ...

  8. Committee on the Rights of the Child - Wikipedia

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    The CRC is one of the ten UN human rights treaty-based bodies. [4] The committee was created by the convention on 27 February 1991. [5] The committee is made up of 18 members from different countries and legal systems who are of 'high moral standing' and experts in the field of human rights.

  9. Cartoons for Children's Rights - Wikipedia

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    Children Have the Right to Protection in Times of War: USA, Michael Sporn Productions, Created by Michael Sporn, Article 39; Children Have the Right to a Home: Spain. (Neptuno Films) Article 27 Directed by Josep Lluise Vicana; Every child has the right to a caring family: Puerto Rico, Animacion Boricua Inc, Animated by Paco Lopez, Article 5