Free legal assistance helps Iraq's displaced to access their rights
The rights to be registered at birth, to have a name and to acquire a nationality are protected by Articles 7 and 8 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Yet according to UNICEF, one third of all children under five in the world (nearly 230 million) have not had their births officially recorded.
These children are limited in their ability to access their basic rights including education, health care, social security and freedom of movement. Their parents are also left in a vulnerable situation as they have no documentary proof that they are actually the parents of their children.
Photo credit: Rave Cinema
Free legal assistance helps Iraq's displaced to access their rights
The rights to be registered at birth, to have a name and to acquire a nationality are protected by Articles 7 and 8 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Yet according to UNICEF, one third of all children under five in the world (nearly 230 million) have not had their births officially recorded.
These children are limited in their ability to access their basic rights including education, health care, social security and freedom of movement. Their parents are also left in a vulnerable situation as they have no documentary proof that they are actually the parents of their children.
Photo credit: Rave Cinema