Besides supporting children to live a normal life, global child protection practices grant children the right to be protected from:
- Exploitation
- Sexual abuse
- Cruelty
- Kidnapping
- Abduction
- Unauthorized custody
- Being employed for begging
- Being given intoxicating liquor or narcotics drugs
- Entering places where liquor or narcotic drugs are sold
- Betting and borrowing
- Exposure to seduction
- Abetment and escape
- Child trafficking
- Armed conflict
- Every kind of violence
Every child must enjoy the right to:
- A family life
- Free compulsory education
- Have all decisions made in their best interest for their future well-being (i.e., physical, mental, and social)
- Benefit from an effective system that includes laws, policies, procedures, and practices aimed at preventing and addressing mistreatment, violence, and discrimination that could harm a child’s well-being