Article 8

Article 8 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child concerns a child's right to preserve his or her identity:

"1. States Parties undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity, including nationality, name and family relations as recognized by law without unlawful interference.

2. Where a child is illegally deprived of some or all of the elements of his or her identity, States Parties shall provide appropriate assistance and protection, with a view to speedily re-establishing his or her identity."

Children in Wales work relating to this Article

Information about the work carried out by Children in Wales in relation to this Article is available in the following sections of this site:

Asylum and Refugee Issues

Other Information about how this Article is implemented in Wales

Policy

The Policy Section of this site contains information about consultations, other documents and legislation relating to Immigration. This information can be accessed from the policy page by selecting Immigration from the menu on the right hand side and browsing through the different types of policy information.