Convention on the Rights of the Child

When

20 Nov 1989

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

40.71° N, 74.01° W

Description

international treaty about the rights of children

International treaty about the rights of children

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health, and cultural rights of children. The convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under national legislation.

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