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Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- A request for locating and returning a minor may be lodged without prejudice to the annulment and revocation actions provided for in Articles 18 and 19.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of American States
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. b
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- State Parties to the present Charter shall take appropriate measures to prevent: the use of children in all forms of begging.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 4
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- There shall be a minimum age below which children shall be presumed not to have the capacity to infringe the penal law.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3d
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall in particular: promote the dissemination of information on the hazards of child labour to all sectors of the community.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3c
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall in particular: provide for appropriate penalties or other sanctions to ensure the effective enforcement of this Article;
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2c
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- The education of the child shall be directed to: the preservation and strengthening of positive African morals, traditional values and cultures;
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 5
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- 5. Minors while subject to criminal proceedings shall be separated from adults and brought before specialized tribunals, as speedily as possible, so that they may be treated in accordance with their status as minors.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of American States
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 1969
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- The Committee shall consist of 11 members of high moral standing, integrity, impartiality and competence in matters of the rights and welfare of the child.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse 2007, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- The member States of the Council of Europe and the other signatories hereto;
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia 2002, para. c
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- To ensure consistent focus on and pursuance of the regional priorities delineated above, States Parties shall promote solidarity, co-operation and collective action between and among SAARC Member States in the arena of child rights and development. States Parties view such cooperation as mutually reinforcing and capable of enhancing the quality and impact of their national efforts to create the enabling conditions and environment for full realization of child rights and attainment of the highest possible standard of child well being. In pursuance hereof, States Parties shall: c. make special arrangements for speedy completion and disposal, on priority basis, of any judicial or administrative inquiry or proceeding involving a child who is a national of another SAARC Member State, and for the transfer of children who are nationals of SAARC countries, accused of infringing the penal code, back to their country of legal residence for trial and treatment, provided that the alleged offence has not imperiled the national security of the country where it has been allegedly committed.
- Body
- Regional bodies: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2002
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia 2002, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- Taking into account, the declaration of the years 2001-2010 as the "SAARC Decade of the Rights of the Child";
- Body
- Regional bodies: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2002
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia 2002, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- The Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Parties to the present Convention
- Body
- Regional bodies: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2002
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- Care or custody of a minor may be revoked whenever it has its origin or purpose in the international traffic in minors, under the same conditions provided for in the preceding article.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of American States
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Infants
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- A request for locating and returning a minor under the present Convention shall be lodged by those entitled to do so by the laws of the State where the minor habitually resides.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of American States
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Infants
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- The States Parties undertake to adopt effective measures, under their domestic law, to prevent and severely punish the international traffic in minors defined in this Convention.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of American States
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- States Parties shall protect the minor's interests with a view to ensuring that all procedures applied pursuant to the present Convention shall remain confidential.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of American States
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Infants
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- This Convention shall also cover the civil aspects of the wrongful removal, transfer, or retention of minors internationally, not dealt with by other international conventions on this subject.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of American States
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- This Convention shall apply to any minor who is habitually resident in a State Party or is located in a State Party at the time when an act of international traffic occurs in respect of him or her.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of American States
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2b
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- Every report made under this Article shall: shall indicate factors and difficulties, if any, affecting the fulfilment of the obligations contained in the Charter.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- Any child who is permanently or temporarily deprived of his family environment for any reason shall be entitled to special protection and assistance;
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- State Parties to this Charter shall undertake to respect and ensure respect for rules of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflicts which affect the child.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 4
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- Where a child is apprehended by a State Party, his parents or guardians shall, as soon as possible, be notified of such apprehension by that State Party.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- Every child who is separated from one or both parents shall have the right to maintain personal relations and direct contact with both parents on a regular basis.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- The family shall be the natural unit and basis of society. It shall enjoy the protection and support of the State for its establishment and development.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2b
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- State Parties to the present Charter shall in particular: ensure that children are separated from adults in their place of detention or imprisonment;
- Body
- Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. 2
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- 2 A child victim and child witness of violence against women and domestic violence shall be afforded, where appropriate, special protection measures taking into account the best interests of the child.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. 2
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- 2 Parties may adopt other measures in relation to perpetrators, such as: – monitoring or supervision of convicted persons; – withdrawal of parental rights, if the best interests of the child, which may include the safety of the victim, cannot be guaranteed in any other way.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. 1
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- 1 Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the intentional conduct of forcing an adult or a child to enter into a marriage is criminalised.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Harmful Practices
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. 2
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- 2 Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the exercise of any visitation or custody rights does not jeopardise the rights and safety of the victim or children.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. 1
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- 1 Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that, in the determination of custody and visitation rights of children, incidents of violence covered by the scope of this Convention are taken into account.
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph