Article 3: Best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children.

Article 9: Children have the right to maintain contact with both parents, unless it is contrary to their best interests.

Article 12: Children have the right to express their views freely on all matters affecting them.

Article 13: Freedom of expression, including seeking, receiving and imparting information.

Article 14: Freedom of thought, conscience and religion.

Article 20: Special protection and assistance for children deprived of their family environment.

Article 30: Children belonging to ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities have the right to enjoy their own culture, profess their own religion, and use their own language.

Article 37: Protection from torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

The convention is monitored by the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Article 3: Best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children.

Article 9: Children have the right to maintain contact with both parents, unless it is contrary to their best interests.

Article 12: Children have the right to express their views freely on all matters affecting them.

Article 13: Freedom of expression, including seeking, receiving and imparting information.

Article 14: Freedom of thought, conscience and religion.

Article 20: Special protection and assistance for children deprived of their family environment.

Article 30: Children belonging to ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities have the right to enjoy their own culture, profess their own religion, and use their own language.

Article 37: Protection from torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

The convention is monitored by the Committee on the Rights of the Child.