REPORT BY THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON UNCRC 2. For this purpose, the child shall in particular be 55 Article 17 of The United Nations Convention on the guardians, to provide direction to the child in the 46 provided the opportunity to be heard in any judicial exercise of his or her right in a manner consistent rights of the child and administrative proceedings affecting the child, with the evolving capacities of the child. States Parties recognize the important function either directly, or through a representative or an 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may performed by the mass media and shall ensure that appropriate body, in a manner consistent with the be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed the child has access to information and material procedural rules of national law. by law and are necessary to protect public safety, from a diversity of national and international order, health or morals, or the fundamental rights sources, especially those aimed at the promotion of and freedoms of others. his or her social, spiritual and moral well-being and 42 Article 13 of The United Nations Convention on physical and mental health. the rights of the child 1. The child shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of the child's choice. 2. The exercise of this right may be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by law and are necessary: (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others; or (b) For the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of public health or morals. 43 Article 14 of The United Nations Convention on the rights of the child 1. States Parties shall respect the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. 2. States Parties shall respect the rights and duties of the parents and, when applicable, legal Article 15 of The United Nations Convention on the rights of the child To this end, States Parties shall: 1. States Parties recognize the rights of the child to information and material of social and cultural freedom of association and to freedom of peaceful benefit to the child and in accordance with the assembly. spirit of article 29; 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise (b) Encourage international co-operation in the of these rights other than those imposed in production, exchange and dissemination of such conformity with the law and which are necessary information and material from a diversity of in a democratic society in the interests of national cultural, national and international sources; security or public safety, public order (ordre public), (c) Encourage the production and dissemination of the protection of public health or morals or the children's books; protection of the rights and freedoms of others. (d) Encourage the mass media to have particular 44 (a) Encourage the mass media to disseminate regard to the linguistic needs of the child who 45 Article 16 of The United Nations Convention on the belongs to a minority group or who is indigenous; rights of the child (e) Encourage the development of appropriate 1. No child shall be subjected to arbitrary or guidelines for the protection of the child from unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, information and material injurious to his or her home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks well-being, bearing in mind the provisions of on his or her honour and reputation. articles 13 and 18. 2. The child has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks. 47 Article 26 of The United Nations Convention on the rights of the child