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Declaration of the Rights of the Child

Date:1959
Description:This Resolution recognizes that children "by reason of [their] physical and mental immaturity, [need] special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth."
Type:Conventions and treaties
URL:http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/25.htm
Date entered:2002-01-06

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