Article 3 of Child Rights Law

This Law guarantees the child all fundamental rights, including: a- The child's right to life, survival and development within a cohesive and mutually supportive family, to enjoy various preventive measures, and to protection against all forms of violence, harm, physical, psychological or sexual abuse, neglect or dereliction, or other forms of maltreatment and exploitation. b- Protection against any kind of discrimination between children on account of birthplace, parents, sex, religion, race, disability or any other status—and ensuring effective equality between them in the enjoyment of all rights. c- The right of a child capable of forming his own views to obtain information enabling him to form those views and to express them, and to be heard in all matters concerning him, including judicial and administrative proceedings, as determined by law. d- The child's guardian, male or female custodian, person undertaking the child's care, or persons of equivalent status shall be entitled to obtain all official and evidentiary documents pertaining to the child and to undertake any administrative procedure before all official bodies on the child's behalf. The protection of the child and his interests shall take priority in all decisions and procedures concerning childhood, whatever the body issuing or undertaking them.