Children
Some initial resources available for ESC rights defenders seeking to fully protect and promote the rights of children are:
- Module 5 of Circle of Rights for “Children and ESC Rights”
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
- African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
- U.N. General Assembly Resolution A/RES/S-27/2, “A World Fit for Children
- Declaration on Social and Legal Principles Relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally
- Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict
- Convention Against Discrimination in Education
- Protocol Instituting a Conciliation and Good Offices Commission to be Responsible for Seeking a Settlement of Any Dispute which may Arise Between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education
- Recommendation on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages Minimum Age Convention, 1973
- Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention (Revised)
- Declaration on the Promotion Among Youth of the Ideals of Peace, Mutual Respect and Understanding Between Peoples
- Declaration on the Rights of the Child
- United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty
- United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights General Comment Number 11: Plans of Action for Primary Education