| Contents |
Paragraph |
| INTRODUCTION |
1-11 |
| I. GENERAL MEASURES OF IMPLEMENTATION |
12-35 |
| A. Measures taken to harmonize national law and policy with the provisions of the Convention (art. 4) |
12-25 |
| B. Existing or planned mechanisms at national or local levels for coordinating policies relating to children and monitoring the implementation of the Convention (art. 4) |
26-29 |
| C. Dissemination of the Convention (art. 42) |
30-34 |
| D. Publication of the report (art. 44, para. 6) |
35 |
| II. DEFINITION OF TDE CHILD (art. 1) |
38-47 |
| III. GENERAL PRINCIPLES |
48-71 |
| A. Non-discrimination (art. 2) |
48-53 |
| B. Best interests of the child |
54-58 |
| C. The right to life, survival and development (art. 6) |
59-60 |
| D. The opportunity to express the views (art. 12) |
61-71 |
| IV. CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS |
72-110 |
| A. Name and nationality (art. 7) |
72-79 |
| B. Preservation of identity (art. 8) |
80-82 |
| C. Freedom of expression (art. 13) |
83-84 |
| D. Access to appropriate information (art. 17) |
85-99 |
| E. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion (art. 14) |
100 |
| F. Freedom of association and of peaceful assembly (art. 15) |
101 |
| G. Protection of privacy (art. 16) |
102-106 |
| H. The right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (art. 37 (a)) |
107-110 |
| V. FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND ALTERNATIVE CARE |
111-160 |
| A. Parental guidance (art. 5 and art. 18, para.1) |
111-113 |
| B. Parental responsibilities (art. 18, paras. 1-2) |
114-122 |
| C. Separation from parents (art. 9) |
123-129 |
| D. Family reunification (art. 10) |
130-133 |
| E. Recovery of maintenance for the child (art. 27, para. 4) |
134-137 |
| F. Children deprived of a family environment (art. 20) |
138-141 |
| G. Adoption (art. 21) |
142-149 |
| H. Illicit transfer and non-return (art. 11) |
150 |
| I. Abuse and neglect (art. 19) |
151-159 |
| J. Periodic review of placement (art. 25) |
160 |
| VI. BASIC HEALTD AND WELFARE |
161-214 |
| A. Survival and development (art. 6, para. 2) |
161-165 |
| B. Disabled children (art. 23) |
166-180 |
| C. Health and health services (art. 24) |
181-191 |
| D. Social security and child care services and facilities (art. 26 and 18, para. 3) |
192-213 |
| E. Standard of living (art. 27) |
214 |
| VII. EDUCATION, LEISURE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES |
215-248 |
| A. Education, including vocational guidance (art. 28) |
215-229 |
| B. Aims of education (art. 29) |
230-231 |
| C. Leisure, recreation and cultural activities (art. 31) |
232-248 |
| VIII. SPECIAL PROTECTION MEASURES |
249-306 |
| A. Refugee children (art. 22) |
249-253 |
| B. Children in armed conflicts (art. 38) |
254-255 |
| C. The administration of juvenile justice (art. 40) |
256-273 |
| D. Children deprived of their liberty, including any forms of detention, imprisonment or placement in custodial settings (art. 37 (b), (c) and (d)) |
274-280 |
| E. The sentencing of juveniles, in particular the prohibition of capital punishment and life imprisonment (art. 37 (a)) |
281 |
| F. Physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration (art. 39) |
282-284 |
| G. Economic exploitation, including child labor (art. 32) |
285-289 |
| H. Drug abuse (art. 33) |
290-294 |
| I. Sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (art. 34) |
295-300 |
| J. Other forms of exploitation (art. 36) |
301-302 |
| K. Sale, trafficking and abduction (art. 35) |
303-305 |
| L. Children belonging to a minority or an indigenous group (art. 30) |
306 |
