Children have the right to maintain their language, family and cultural ties. Governments must ensure that parents, legal guardians or others responsible for the care of children have the protection and the assistance that they need to provide a nurturing environment for children. The rights protected by the Convention are not be denied to any child - even during war or when children come in conflict with the law. The Convention says children have the right to be shielded from the effects of war. Those under fifteen are not to be recruited into armed forces.
All children have the right to have a name and nationality.
This includes children driven from their homes by war. They are not to be persecuted for who they are or because of the identity of their parents. Children who have been uprooted by conflict have rights as refugees, and the right to be re-united with their parents. Children have the right to rehabilitation from conditions of neglect, maltreatment, exploitation and war. People under eighteen who come in contact with the law are entitled to a justice system that promotes their dignity and worth, and encourages their reintegration into society.