The Law on the Protection of the Rights of the Child in Russia and Ukraine
In Russia and Ukraine, the powers of minors are upheld on the basis of legislation on basic guarantees of the rights of boys and girls, represented by numerous industry laws. These normative acts establish the basic guarantees of the rights and freedoms of minors, which allows creating legal, social and economic conditions for their implementation.
The Institute of the Ombudsman for the Rights of the Child is functioning in Russia. You can address it directly by sending a complaint about the violation of the latter by mail, or on the website of the Commissioner (http://www.rfdeti.ru/letter). In Ukraine, the institution of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights has also been established, which can be accessed by e-mail hotline@ombudsman.gov.ua.
International legal protection of children's rights
The rights of the child and their protection are a problem that they solve even at the international level. In particular, relevant issues are reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989, in the World Declaration on the Survival and Development of Those Who Have Not Yet Agreed to a Minority. This convention contains fundamental provisions relevant to the principles of family education, as well as to the protection of minors by participating States. It is also necessary to note the UN Rules concerning the protection of minors deprived of their liberty, and the Convention on Legal Assistance, Legal Relations in Family, Civil and Criminal Cases, through which international legal regulation of the matter under consideration is also carried out.
What rights does the child have?
According to these normative acts, minors have the right to:
- life, health protection;
- family;
- education and school attendance;
- free expression of one's thoughts;
- own opinion;
- leisure, leisure;
- citizenship;
- additional assistance in case of special needs.