Chapter II
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 1. CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
Article 12. Right to life
Children have the right to protection of their life and are entitled to enjoy best conditions for living and development.
Article 13. Right to birth registration and nationality
Children have the right to be registered for birth or death, have the right to a legally registered full name and a nationality. Children also have the right to have their parents, ethnic groups and sex defined as regulated by laws.
Article 14. Right to healthcare
Children have the right to best healthcare services, are prioritized to access and use medical prevention, examination and treatment services.
Article 15. Right to be cared for and nurtured
Children have the right to be cared for and nurtured to develop comprehensively.
Article 16. Right to education, study and development of talent
1. Children have the right to education and study so that they can have a comprehensive development and promote their ability in the best way.
2. Children are granted with equal opportunities for study and education, and developing their talent, creation and invention.
Article 17. Right to engage in play and recreational activities
Children have the right to engage in play and recreational activities, are granted with equal opportunities for joining in cultural, arts, sports and tourist activities in conformity with their age.
Article 18. Right to preserve and promote characters
1. Children are entitled to have their personal characteristics and value respected in conformity with their age and the national culture. They are also entitled to have their family relationship acknowledged.
2. Children have the right to use the national language and script, preserve the national characters and promote the national cultural traditions, manners and customs.
Article 19. Right to freedom of belief or religion
Children have the right to freedom of belief or religion. They may follow or reject to follow a given religion and their safety and interests thereof must be ensured and protected in the best way.
Article 20. Right to assets
Children have the right to asset ownership, inheritance and other rights to assets as regulated by the law.
Article 21. Right to privacy
1. Children have the imprescriptible right to privacy and keep personal and family secrets, all are for the best interests of children.
2. Children have their honor, dignity, personal prestige, mail, telephone and telegram security and other personal information exchange types protected by the law. They are protected from and may resist illegal interventions against personal information.
Article 22. Right to live with their parent(s)
Children have the right to live with their parent(s) and are provided with the protection, caring for and education of both parents, unless they must be separated from their parent as regulated by the law or for protecting their best interests.
In case of separation from parent(s), children must be assisted to stay in contact with their parent(s) and family, unless this might cause adverse influence on their best interests.
Article 23. Right to be reunited and stay in contact with parent(s)
Children have the right to know their natural parents, unless this might cause adverse influence on their best interests. They are entitled to stay in touch or contact with both parents when they or their parent(s) resides (reside) in different countries or are detained or expelled. They also have their immigration facilitated to be united with their parent(s). In addition, children are protected from illegal transport to the outside of the territory of Vietnam and provided with information when their parent(s) is (are) missing.
Article 24. Right to receive surrogate care and to be adopted
1. Children can receive the surrogate care when their parents are dead or they cannot live with their natural parent or they are affected by natural disasters and calamities or aimed conflict in order that their safety and interests are ensured and protected in the best manner.
2. Children are adopted as regulated by laws on adoption.
Article 25. Right to be protected from sexual abuse
Children have the right to be protected, in any form, from sexual abuse.
Article 26. Right to be protected from labor exploitation
Children have the right to be protected, in any form, from the labor exploitation. They must not work when they are under the working age and they must not work overtime or do arduous, harmful or dangerous works as regulated by the law. They are protected from forcing to do jobs or arranging in working places where cause adverse influence on their personality and comprehensive development.
Article 27. Right to be protected against violence, neglect or abandonment
Children have the right to be protected, in any form, from violence, neglect or abandonment which harms their comprehensive development.
Article 28. Right to be protected from trafficking, kidnapping, swap and appropriation
Children have the right to be protected, in any form, from trafficking, kidnapping, swap and appropriation.
Article 29. Right to protection from narcotic substances
Children have the right to be protected from any form of illegal use, manufacturing, transport, sale, purchase and storage of narcotic substances.
Article 30. Right to be protected in the course of proceedings and taking of actions against administrative violations
Children have the right to be protected during proceedings and the taking of actions against administrative violations. They are entitled to defend themselves or be defended and have their lawful rights and interests protected. They are also entitled to legal aid, state their opinions and protected from illegal deprivation of the right to freedom. In addition, they are protected from torture, extortion of deposition, corporal punishment, defamation of the honor and dignity, acts violating their body, psychological pressure and other violations.
Article 31. Right to be protected while suffering from natural disasters and calamities, environmental pollution or armed conflict
Children have the right to all forms of special assistance and protection from impacts of natural disasters and calamities, environmental pollution and armed conflict.
Article 32. Right to social security
Children who are Vietnamese citizens shall have their social security benefits ensured as regulated by the law and in conformity with socio-economic conditions of regions where they are living and capacity of their parent(s) or caregivers.
Article 33. Right to access to information and social activities
Children are entitled to access to information in a sufficient, timely and appropriate manner. They have the right to retrieve and obtain information in all forms as regulated by the law and engage in social activities in conformity with their age level, maturity level, demands and capacity.
Article 34. Right to state opinions and attend meeting
Children have the right to state their opinions and expectations about children issues. They are entitled to attend meetings as regulated by the law in conformity with their age level, maturity level and development. They also have their opinions and legitimate expectations received, considered and responded by agencies, organizations, educational establishments, families and individuals.
Article 35. Rights of children with disabilities
Children with disabilities have all children’s rights and rights of the disabled as regulated by the law. They are entitled to special assistance, caring and education so that they can receive rehabilitation, develop their self-reliance and get social inclusion.
Article 36. Rights of stateless children and refugee children
Stateless children residing in the territory of Vietnam and refugee children are protected and entitled to receive humanitarian assistance and search for their parents and families as regulated by the law of Vietnam and the international agreements to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.
Section 2. CHILDREN’S RESPONSIBILITIES
Article 37. Children’s responsibilities towards their families
1. Respect, be polite and dutiful to grandparents and parents; love, show interest in and share their feeling and desires with their parents and kindred.
2. Study, train and keep family order and disciplines; assist their parents and members of family members in works conformable to their age level, sex and development.
Article 38. Children’s responsibilities towards their schools, social support establishments and other educational establishments
1. Respect teachers, officials and employees of their schools, social support establishments and other educational establishments.
2. Love, show solidarity, share difficulties, respect and help classmates and friends.
3. Take moral training, train for self-study awareness, fulfill learning tasks and take training according to educational programs and plans of their schools or other educational establishments.
4. Preserve and protect assets and fully comply with internal regulations and rules of schools, social support establishments and other educational establishments.
Article 39. Children’s responsibilities towards community and society
1. Respect and be polite with the elderly; care for and help the elderly, the disabled, pregnant women, younger kids and people with difficulties in conformity with their capacity, health and age level.
2. Respect rights, honor and dignity of other people; comply with regulations on traffic safety, social order and security; protect, preserve and use property, natural resources and protect environment in conformity with the children's capacity and age level.
3. Discover, notify, provide and denounce acts in violation of the laws.
Article 40. Children’s responsibilities towards hometown and nation
1. Love hometown and nation, love fellow-citizens, show a good sense of building and protecting the Fatherland; preserve the national character and promote national and local customs, practices, traditions and culture.
2. Comply with and abide by the laws; unite, cooperate and exchange with international friends and children in conformity with the children's age level and each period of development.
Article 41. Children’s responsibilities towards themselves
1. Assume responsibilities towards themselves; do not cause harm to their own body, honor, dignity and property.
2. Live honestly and modestly; keep personal hygiene and take physical exercise.
3. Study hard and do not leave school or families to live as the homeless.
4. Do not engage in gambling; do not buy, sell and use alcohol, beer, tobaccos, additive substances and other stimulants.
5. Do not use or exchange products whose contents incite violence or which have depraved contents; do not use toys or games harming their own healthy development.
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