Article 17: Access to information

The right of the child to access to information from a diversity of national and international sources, especially those aimed at the promotion of his or her social, spiritual, moral well-being, physical and mental health.

Article 38: War and armed conflicts

States Parties shall take all feasible measures to ensure that persons who have not attained the age of fifteen years do not take a direct part in, and to ensure protection and care of children who are affected by an armed conflict.

Article 39: Rehabilitation of child victims

States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to promote physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of a child victi

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 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 26: Social security

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

Article 27: Adequate standard of living

The right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development. The parent(s) for the child have the primary responsibility to secure the conditions of living necessary for the child’s development, and States Parties shall take the financial responsibility for the child, both within the State Party and from abroad. In particular, where the person having financial responsibility for the child lives in a State different from that of the child, States Parties shall promote the accession to international agreements or the conclusion of such agreements, as well as the making of other appropriate arrangements.

Article 6: Survival and development

Every child has the inherent right to life and States Parties shall ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child.

Article 25: Review of treatment in care

The right of a child who has been placed by the competent authorities for the purposes of care, protection or treatment of his or her physical or mental health, to a periodic review of treatment.

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 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 34: Sexual exploitation

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

Article 11: Kidnapping

States Parties shall take measures to combat the illicit transfer and non-return of children abroad.

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 28: Right to education

The right of the child to education, by making primary education compulsory and available free to all, encourage the development of different forms of secondary education, the access of higher education all on the basis of his or her capacity, and to ensure that school discipline is administered in a manner consistent with the child’s human dignity.

Article 37: Definition and punishment

No child shall be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment without possibility of release shall be imposed for offences committed by persons below eighteen years of age. No child shall be deprived of his or her liberty unlawfully or arbitrarily and shall have the right to maintain contact with his or her family.

Article 22: Refugee children

States Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure that a refugee child shall receive appropriate protection and humanitarian assistance in the enjoyment of applicable rights set forth in the present Convention.

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 23: Children with disabilities

The disabled child has the right to special care and to enjoy a full and decent life and facilitate the child’s active participation in the community.

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