• Article 7: Registration, name, nationality, care

  The child shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents.

• Article 29: Goals of education

  Education must be directed to: development of the child’s personality, talents and mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential, development of respect for the child’s parents, his or her own cultural identity, and for civilizations different from his or her own;

• Article 41: Respect for superior national standards

  Nothing in the present Convention shall affect any provisions which are more conducive to the realization of the rights of the child.

• Article 1 :   Meaning of the Child

  A child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.

• Article 9: Separation from parents

  States Parties shall ensure that a child shall not be separated from his or her parents, that such separation is necessary for the best interests of the child, and respect the right of the child to maintain contact with both parents on a regular basis

• Article 21: Adoption

  States Parties that recognize and/or permit the system of adoption shall ensure that the best interests of the adopted child.

• Article 12: Respect for the views of the child

  States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views related to his or her interests including the judicial or administrative measures

• Article 2 : Non-discrimination

  All the rights are applicable on children without discrimination of any kind, irrespective of the child’s or his or her parent’s or legal guardian’s race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national,
  ethnic or social origin, property, or disability

   

• Article 40: Juvenile justice

  The right of every child alleged as, accused of, or recognized as having infringed the penal law to be treated in a manner consistent with the promotion of the child’s sense of dignity and worth, which reinforces the child’s respect for the human rights taking into account the child’s age and the desirability of promoting the child’s reintegration in society and providing vocational training programmes and institutional care.

• Article 10: Family reunification

  The right of child and his or her parents to enter or leave a State Party for the purpose of family reunification.

• Article 33: Drug abuse

  The right to protection of children from the illicit use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and to prevent the use of children in the illicit production and trafficking of such substances

• Article 32: Child labour

  The right of the child to be protected from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous the child’s education, or to be harmful to the child’s health or physical development.

• Article 26: Social security

  The right of the child to benefit from social security, including social insurance.

• Article 20: Children deprived of family environment

  Special protection and assistance must be provided by the State to ensure the alternative care for such a child taking into consideration the child’s upbringing and to the child’s ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background.

• Article 4: Protection of rights

  States Parties shall undertake all appropriate legislative, administrative, and other measures for the implementation of the rights recognized in the present Convention to the maximum extent of their available resources.

• Article 13: Freedom of expression

  The child shall have the right to freedom of expression of all kinds, ask for information, acquire and disseminate them with the laws.

• Article 30: Children of minorities/indigenous groups

  Child of minorities/indigenous groups has the right to enjoy his or her own culture, practice his or her own religion, and to use his or her own language.

• Article 14: Freedom of thought, conscience and religion

  States Parties shall respect the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and respect the rights and duties of the parents and to provide direction to the child in the exercise of his or her right in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child.

• Article 8: Preservation of identity

  States Parties undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity, including nationality, name and family relations.

• Article 34: Sexual exploitation

  The right of the child to be protected from all forms of sexual exploitation.

Vision:
Our vision is a community where marginalized groups, especially children, youths, and women are empowered, protected, and integrated, championing their
rights and fostering their active participation in creating a future defined by equity, opportunity, and justice.

Mission Statement:
Our mission is to uphold human and child rights through empowering and advocating for marginalized children, youths, and women.