UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC, UNCRC or UN-CRC) is an international human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children.[1] The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under national legislation.[2][3]
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). It came into force on 2 September 1990, after it was ratified by the required number of nations.[3]
As of 24 August 2021, 196 countries are party to it, including every member of the United Nations except the United States of America.[3]
Application of the UN-CRC to non-therapeutic circumcision of children
- Art. 2 UN-CRC - Respect for children's rights; Prohibition of discrimination
- Art. 3 UN-CRC - Well-being of the child
- Art. 6 UN-CRC - Right to live
- Art. 14 UN-CRC - Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
- Art. 18 UN-CRC - Responsibility for the best interests of the child
- Art. 19 UN-CRC - Protection against the use of force, abuse, neglect
- Art. 24 UN-CRC - Health care
- Art. 30 UN-CRC - Minority protection
- Art. 39 UN-CRC - Recovery and reintegration of injured children
References
- ↑
(2018). What is the CRC?
(archive URL), The Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Retrieved 7 November 2020. - ↑ (20 November 1989).
Article 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
, Website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations. Retrieved 6 November 2022. - ↑ a b c Wikipedia article: Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
