1989 - United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
In 1989, the United
Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the first comprehensive
international law concerned with the treatment of children. It reads as follows:
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The
Right to Survival - through the provision of primary health care, adequate food, clean
water and shelter.
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The
Right to Protection - from abuse, neglect and exploitation, including the right to special
protection in times of war; and
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The
Right to Develop - in a safe environment, through formal education, constructive play,
advanced health care and the opportunity to participate in the social, economic, religious
and political life of their culture, free from discrimination.
By 1992, 39 nations had ratified the United Nations Convention, providing for the rights
of the child. The United States was NOT one of these nations.
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