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Rights of Children and Young Person

This document outlines 12 rights that all children are entitled to without distinction. These rights include the right to be born well, to a wholesome family life providing love and care, and to a well-rounded development. Additionally, every child has the right to adequate nutrition, shelter, medical care, education, recreation, protection from exploitation, and an environment conducive to healthy development. The state also has an obligation to care for and protect children, particularly when parents are unable to provide for their fundamental needs.

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Rights of Children and Young Person

This document outlines 12 rights that all children are entitled to without distinction. These rights include the right to be born well, to a wholesome family life providing love and care, and to a well-rounded development. Additionally, every child has the right to adequate nutrition, shelter, medical care, education, recreation, protection from exploitation, and an environment conducive to healthy development. The state also has an obligation to care for and protect children, particularly when parents are unable to provide for their fundamental needs.

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Presidential Degree No.

603
“CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE”
RIGHTS of a CHILD

ALL CHILDREN SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO THE RIGHTS
HEREIN SET FORTH WITHOUT
TO DISTINCTION AS TO
LEGITIMACY OR ILLEGITIMACY ,
SEX , RELIGION, POLITICAL ,
AND OTHER FACTORS.
12 Rights of a CHILD

1. Every child is
endowed with the
dignity and worth of a
human being from the
moment of his
conception , as a
generally accepted in
medical parlance and
has therefore the right to
be born well .
12 Rights of a CHILD

2. Every child has the
right to a wholesome
family life that will
provide him/her with
LOVE , CARE and
UNDERSTANDING ,
GUIDANCE ,
COUNSELING ,
MORAL and
MATERIAL SECURITY.
12 Rights of a CHILD

3.Every child has
the right to a well-
rounded
development of his
personality to the
end that he may
become a HAPPY ,
USEFUL AND
ACTIVE of MEMBER
SOCIETY.
12 Rights of a CHILD

4.Every child has the
right to a balanced
diet adequate
clothing , sufficient
shelter , proper
medical attention and
all the basic physical
requirements of a
healthy and vigorous
life .
12 Rights of a CHILD

5.Every child has
the right to be
brought up in an
atmosphere of
morality and
rectitude for the
enrichment and
the strengthening
of his character .
12 Rights of a CHILD

6.Every child has the
right to an education
commensurate with his
abilities and to the
development of his
skills for the
improvement of his
capacity for service to
himself and to his
fellowmen.
12 Rights of a CHILD

7.Every child has the
right to full
opportunities for safe
and wholesome
recreation and
activities , individual ,
as well as social , for
the wholesome use of
his leisure hours .
12 Rights of a CHILD

8.Every child has the right
to have a protection against
exploitation , improper
influences , hazards , and
other conditions or
circumstances prejudicial to
his physical , mental ,
emotional , social and
moral development.
12 Rights of a CHILD

 9.Every child has the
right to live in a
community and a society
that can offer him an
environment free from
pernicious influences
and conductive to the
promotion of his health
and the cultivation of his
desirable traits and
attributes .
12 Rights of a CHILD

 10.Every child has the right
to the care , assistance and
protection of the state ,
particularly when his
parents or guardians fail or
are unable to provide him
with his fundamental
needs for growth ,
development and
improvement .
12 Rights of a CHILD

11. Every child has the
right to an efficient and
honest government that
will deepen his faith in
democracy and inspire
him with the morality of
the constituted
authorities both in their
public and private lives.
12 Rights of a CHILD

12.Every child has a right
to grow up as a free
individual , in an
atmosphere of peace ,
understanding , tolerance
and universal brotherhood
and with the
determination to
contribute his share in the
building of a better world .
THANK YOU ! 

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