The Convention on the Rights of the Child has 3 protocols that complement it. These protocols are instruments that reinforce the norms and obligations contained in the articles of the Convention and offer greater protection and special support to children and adolescents.
- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution, and child pornography.
Approved on May 25, 2000, by the United Nations General Assembly, through Resolution A/RES/54/263. It complements articles 34 and 35 of the Convention by requiring States to meet a series of requirements to end the exploitation and sexual abuse of children. It also protects children from being sold for non-sexual purposes, such as other forms of forced labor, illegal adoptions, or organ donation. It also obliges governments to criminalize and punish activities related to these crimes. - Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict.
Approved on May 25, 2000, by the United Nations General Assembly, through Resolution A/RES/54/263. It sets 18 years as the minimum age for compulsory recruitment and requires States to do everything possible to prevent persons under 18 from directly participating in hostilities. This protocol aims to ensure the physical and psychosocial rehabilitation and social reintegration of children who are victims of armed conflicts. - Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.
Approved on December 19, 2011, by the United Nations General Assembly, through Resolution A/RES/66/138. It allows children to submit individual complaints to the Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding specific violations of their rights, under the Convention and its other two Optional Protocols, if they have not been able to obtain the necessary legal responses to these violations in their home countries. This protocol places the rights of children on the same level as those of adults, as they will be able to appeal to an International Law instrument at the United Nations to defend themselves against situations of vulnerability.
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