The following rights may be useful to consider when completing a child rights impact assessment. All children’s rights, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child are available online. The rights highlighted in orange are absolute rights, meaning they cannot lawfully be limited in any way.249 Right Simplified description250 Article 2: No discrimination All children have all these rights, no matter who they are, where they live, what language they speak, what their religion is, what they think, what they look like, what their sex is, if they have a disability, if they are rich or poor, and no matter who their parents or families are or what their parents or families believe or do. No child should be treated unfairly for any reason. Article 3: Best interests of the child When adults make decisions, they should think about how their decisions will affect children. All adults should do what is best for children. Governments should make sure children are protected and looked after by their parents, or by other people when this is needed. Governments should make sure that people and places responsible for looking after children are doing a good job. Article 4: Making rights real Governments must do all they can to make sure that every child in their countries can enjoy all the rights in this Convention. Article 5: Family guidance as children develop Governments should let families and communities guide their children so that, as they grow up, they learn to use their rights in the best way. The more children grow, the less guidance they will need. Article 6: Life, survival and development Every child has the right to be alive. Governments must make sure that children survive and develop in the best possible way. Article 7: Name and nationality Children must be registered when they are born and given a name which is officially recognised by the government. Children must have a nationality (belong to a country). Whenever possible, children should know their parents and be looked after by them. Article 8: Identity Children have the right to their own identity – an official record of who they are which includes their name, nationality and family relations. No one should take this away from them. If this happens, governments must help children to quickly get their identity back. Safeguarding Children: Using a child rights impact assessment to improve our laws and policies | 89