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Child Rights Articles & Preamble

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution
44/25 of 20 November 1989
entry into force 2 September 1990, in accordance w ith article 49

PART I
Article 1
For the purposes of the present Convention, 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 2
1. States Parties shall respect and ensure the rights set forth in the
present Convention to each child within their jurisdiction 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,
disability, birth or other status.
2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that
the child is protected against all forms of discrimination or punishment
on the basis of the status, activities, expressed opinions, or beliefs of
the child's parents, legal guardians, or family members.
Article 3
[Credited to Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights]

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