Article 34

Article 34 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child concerns a child's right to be protected from sexual abuse:

"States Parties undertake to protect the child from all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. For these purposes, States Parties shall in particular take all appropriate national, bilateral and multilateral measures to prevent:

(a) The inducement or coercion of a child to engage in any unlawful sexual activity;

(b) The exploitative use of children in prostitution or other unlawful sexual practices;

(c) The exploitative use of children in pornographic performances and materials."

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 Safeguarding Children Section of this site.

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 Safeguarding Children. This information can be accessed from the Policy page by selecting Safeguarding Children from the menu on the right hand side and browsing through the different types of policy information.

An introduction to policy relating to Child Protection in Wales is also available in the Policy Section.