The child is granted rights from the XIXe century. The Government then extended its rights and ensured that they were implemented. But much remains to be done. A look back at the implementation of the first rights granted to children, the International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the current situation in France.
Several national and international treaties deal with the rights of the child. The main one remains the International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), adopted in 1989 by the United Nations (UN).
However, the French Defender of Rights, in his 2020 activity report and his latest report on the implementation of the CRC, notes setbacks and the emergence of new areas of concern regarding the violation of the dignity and physical and moral integrity of many children (read more about Vie-publique.fr).
