Inter-Agency Working Group on Children’s Participation

Inter-Agency Working Group on Children’s Participation Civil rights of children...

Sectors: A! Active Citizenship

Civil rights of children are probably the least understood rights and most challenging to realize. The
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the first international human rights instrument to explicitly
recognize civil rights of children. The CRC specifically provides for civil rights and freedoms. In conjunction
with the general principles of non-discrimination; best interests of the child; the right to life, survival and
development; and respect for the views of the child; there are eight articles relating directly to civil rights
and freedoms of children that must be considered:

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