Convention
What is a convention?
A convention is an agreement between countries to obey the same law about a specific issue. When a country signs and
ratifies (approves) a convention, it becomes a legal promise and guides the actions of the government. It often leads the government To adapt and change its own laws to support the goals of the convention. Ratification occurs when a signed convention or
agreement is officially approved by a country and becomes the law in that country.
• Source: It’s About Ability, UNICEF, April 2008.
Persons with disabilities include those
who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.”
• — Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Article 1.
United Nations
• The United Nations is an international organization formed by the governments of 192 member countries working together to bring peace and justice into the world. The UN was created in 1945 to prevent future wars, to protect human rights and to provide a place for all the countries in the world to come together and discuss important questions and problems that affect everyone. Source: United Nations Guidelines on Justice in Matters
Involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crimes (Child-Friendly Version), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Human rights:
• Everyone in this world is protected by laws that defend their rights and inherent dignity (the dignity all people are born with). For example, every human being has the right to life and freedom from slavery. These rights are affirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by all member states of the United Nations in 1948. All children have the right to food and health care, the right to go to school and the right to be protected from violence and abuse. Children also have the right to say what they think should happen when adults are making decisions that affect them, and to have their opinions taken into account. The rights of children are stated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
• Source: It’s About Ability,UNICEF, April 2008.
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
The rights in the Convention are intended to make sure that children have what they need to grow, develop and learn in safety and in good health to become full members of their communities. The CRC makes clear that all children have the same rights, including those with disabilities!
Convention
on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD)
The Convention entered into force (e.g., became international law) on 3 May 2008. The Convention protects and promotes the human rights of all persons with disabilities, including children and young people
The CRC lists all children’s rights. The convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities reaffirms these rights for children (and adults) who live with a disability and spells out what actions governments must take for children (and adults) with disabilities to realize their rights.
In the event that you want more information feel free to click this link:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm
http://www.unicef.org/crcartoons/list.htm
there you can read in more detail the actually rights of the child and gain more information on the CRC.
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