Under article 30 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, States have a responsibility to protect indigenous children and ensure their right to enjoy their culture and way of life.

根据儿童权利公约第三十条的规定，国家有义务保护原住民区儿童并保证他们享有文化和风土人情的权利。

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An international - Hague - convention on international adoption came into force 13 years ago aimed at protecting the rights of adopted children and preventing child trafficking .

关于国际收养的海牙国际协议在13年开始生效，其目的是为了保护收养儿童的权利和防止儿童买卖。

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Before the Convention on the Rights of the Child came into force in 1989, most of the world thought children should be seen and not heard.

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"If you look at the international convention for the protection of the children's rights, to which Iraq is a signatory, I just wonder, how many articles of that convention has the government put into practice, " she says.

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To do so "disregards the definition" of a child in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the "preponderance of legislation affecting children and justice", the judge said.

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"My job is to stand up and speak out on behalf of children and to do that I use the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, " he said.

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