Summary:

Links to full text of: Declaration on Rights of the Child; Convention on Rights of Child (CRC); Optional protocol to CRC on involvement of children in armed conflicts; Optional protocol to CRC on sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children …

www.unhchr.ch/html/intlinst.htm#child

* Declaration on the Rights of the Child at http://www.unhchr.ch/h tml/menu3/b/25.htm

* Convention on the Rights of the Child at http://www.unhchr.c h/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm. This includes the status of ratifications, declarations and reservations, and a link to the monitoring body.

* Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts at http://www. unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/protocolchild.htm. This includes the status of status of ratifications and declarations and reservations.

* Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography at http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/dopchild.htm. This includes the status of status of ratifications and declarations and reservations.

* Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally at http://www.unhchr.ch/h tml/menu3/b/27.htm

Previous CRC - Basic Reference Document items

• 14/12/1990: Directrices de las Naciones Unidas para la prevención de la delincuencia juvenil
• 14/12/1990: Reglas de las Naciones Unidas para la protección de los menores privados de libertad
• 14/12/1990: United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency - (The Riyadh Guidelines)
• 14/12/1990: United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty
• 14/12/1990: Règles des Nations Unies pour la protection des mineurs privés de liberté

Organisation Contact Details:

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Tel: +41 22 917 9000
Website: www.ohchr.org

Last updated 13/03/2001 13:40:15

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