Rights of the Child

Protecting the Rights of the Child

Every child has the right to grow up safe from the harms of drugs. That right is recognised in international law, yet it is too often overlooked in drug-policy debates that focus on adults.

This collection brings together declarations, statistical evidence, and legal analysis affirming that prevention and protection, rather than the normalisation of drug use, best serve the rights of the child.

Rights of the Child

International declarations, statistical evidence, and legal analysis on protecting children from the harms of drugs.

• WFAD Document on the Rights of the Child
• Statistical Backing for Eindhoven Declaration – Inventory of Harms
• The Case Against the 2019 International Guidelines on Human Rights & Drug Control
• Eindhoven Declaration CND Handout
• Current Drug Policies in Contravention of UN Drug Conventions

Putting Children First

When drug policy puts the rights and wellbeing of children at its centre, prevention becomes the natural priority. OVOM shares these resources to keep children's rights at the heart of the conversation, and to support those working to protect them.