GLOSSARY
Primary education
CRC Article = 28(1)(a)
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For the implementation of the right of the child to education, States Parties are required to make primary education compulsory and available free to all.
See also:
Compulsory education Education Free education
Primary health care
CRC Article = 24(2)(b)
Note:
For the implementation of the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to health services, States Parties are required to take appropriate measures to ensure the provision of necessary medical assistance and health care to all children with emphasis on the development of primary health care. According to Principle 7 of the Declaration of Alma Alta (1978), primary health care includes at least: education concerning prevailing health problems and the methods of preventing and controlling them; promotion of food supply and proper nutrition; an adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation; maternal and child health care, including family planning; immunization against the major infectious diseases; prevention and control of locally endemic diseases; appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries; and provision of essential drugs.
See also:
Disease Health and health services Health care Malnutrition
Prison conditions
Privacy
CRC Article = 16
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Article 16 accords to the child the right not to be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, home or correspondence, and the right to the protection of the law against such interference.
See also:
Correspondence Honour and reputation Privacy of accused children Respect for family Respect for home
Privacy of accused children
CRC Article = 40(2)(b)(vii)
Note:
The right of the accused child to have his or her privacy fully respected at all stages of the proceedings is set forth in Article 40(2)(b)(vii) of the CRC.
See also:
Accused children Administration of Juvenile Justice Privacy Treatment of accused children
Procedures
CRC Article = 9 (1)(2); 21(a)
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According to Article 9(1), States Parties shall ensure that the child shall not be separated from his or her parents against their will, except when competent authorities, subject to judicial review, determine, in accordance with applicable law and procedures, that such a separation is necessary for the best interests of the child. In any proceedings pursuant to Article 9(1), all interested parties shall be given an opportunity to participate in the proceedings and make their views known (Article 9(2)). Article 21(a) of the CRC requires that the adoption of a child be authorized only by competent authorities acting in accordance with the applicable laws and procedures of their country.
See also:
Adoption Alternative care Children deprived of their family environment Inter-country adoption Intercountry adoption National adoption Periodic review of placement Placement in institutions Respect for the views of the child Right to be heard Separation from parent(s)
Prompt legal assistance
CRC Article = 37(d)
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The right of every child deprived of his or her liberty to prompt access to legal and other appropriate assistance is recognized in Article 37(d) of the CRC.
See also:
Children deprived of their liberty Determination of lawfulness of detention
Prompt trial
CRC Article = 40(2)(b)(iii)
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The right of the accused child to have a speedy trial without undue delay is recognized in Article 40(2)(b)(iii) of the CRC.
See also:
Accused children Administration of Juvenile Justice Determination of lawfulness of detention