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Article 6
An inherent right to live. Guaranteed survival and development.
I. States Parties recognize that every child has the inherent right to life.
II. States Parties shall ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child.

Article 8
The preservation of identity.
I. States Parties undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity, including nationality, name and family relations as recognized by law without unlawful interference.

II. Where a child is illegally deprived of some or all of the elements of his or her identity, States Parties shall provide appropriate assistance and protection, with a view to re-establishing speedily his or her identity.

Article 19
Protection from abuse.
I. States Parties shall take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse, while in the care of parent(s), legal guardian(s) or any other person who has the care of the child.

II. Such protective measures should, as appropriate, include effective procedures for the establishment of social programmes to provide necessary support for the child and for those who have the care of the child, as well as for other forms of prevention and for identification, reporting, referral, investigation, treatment and follow-up of instances of child maltreatment described heretofore, and, as appropriate, for judicial involvement.


Article 37
Those under the age of 18 who commit a crime cannot be executed or given life sentences where there’s no chance of release.
States Parties shall ensure that:
(a) No child shall be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment without possibility of release shall be imposed for offenses committed by persons below eighteen years of age;
Article 40
One is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
(b) Every child alleged as or accused of having infringed the penal law has at least the following guarantees: (...)

(...) (i) To be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.