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NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
1. States Parties shall recognize for every child the
4. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures
(e) Take measures to encourage regular attendance
right to benefit from social security, including social
to secure the recovery of maintenance for the child
at schools and the reduction of drop-out rates.
insurance, and shall take the necessary measures
from the parents or other persons having financial
2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures
to achieve the full realization of this right in
responsibility for the child, both within the State
to ensure that school discipline is administered in
accordance with their national law.
Party and from abroad. In particular, where the
a manner consistent with the child's human dignity
2. The benefits should, where appropriate, be
person having financial responsibility for the child
and in conformity with the present Convention.
granted, taking into account the resources and
lives in a State different from that of the child, States
3. States Parties shall promote and encourage
the circumstances of the child and persons having
Parties shall promote the accession to international
international cooperation in matters relating to
responsibility for the maintenance of the child,
agreements or the conclusion of such agreements,
education, in particular with a view to contributing
as well as any other consideration relevant to an
as well as the making of other appropriate
to the elimination of ignorance and illiteracy
application for benefits made by or on behalf of the
arrangements.
throughout the world and facilitating access to
child.
scientific and technical knowledge and modern
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Article 27 of The United Nations Convention on the
Article 28 of The United Nations Convention on the
rights of the child
teaching methods. In this regard, particular account
shall be taken of the needs of developing countries.
rights of the child
1. States Parties recognize the right of the child to
1. States Parties recognize the right of every child
education, and with a view to achieving this right
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to a standard of living adequate for the child's
progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity,
rights of the child
physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social
they shall, in particular:
1. States Parties agree that the education of the
development.
(a) Make primary education compulsory and
child shall be directed to:
2. The parent(s) or others responsible for the
available free to all;
(a) The development of the child's personality,
child have the primary responsibility to secure,
(b) Encourage the development of different forms
talents and mental and physical abilities to their
within their abilities and financial capacities,
of secondary education, including general and
fullest potential;
the conditions of living necessary for the child's
vocational education, make them available and
(b) The development of respect for human rights
development.
accessible to every child, and take appropriate
and fundamental freedoms, and for the principles
3. States Parties, in accordance with national
measures such as the introduction of free education
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations;
conditions and within their means, shall take
and offering financial assistance in case of need;
(c) The development of respect for the child's
appropriate measures to assist parents and others
(c) Make higher education accessible to all on the
parents, his or her own cultural identity, language
responsible for the child to implement this right and
basis of capacity by every appropriate means;
and values, for the national values of the country in
shall in case of need provide material assistance
(d) Make educational and vocational information
which the child is living, the country from which he
and support programmes, particularly with regard
and guidance available and accessible to all
or she may originate, and for civilizations different
to nutrition, clothing and housing.
children;
from his or her own;
Article 29 of The United Nations Convention on the