Attorney at law Ashkhen Dashyan to EVN Report

Restoration of Rights That Have Been Violated

Lawyer, Ashkhen Dashyan points out that Azerbaijan joined the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1992, recognizing that every child has the inalienable right to life, to education and also, that no child shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his or her honour and reputation.

In the preamble to this document, States undertake certain obligations, taking into account and remembering certain circumstances, in particular “in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance,” “the family, as the fundamental group of society and the natural environment for the growth and well-being of all its members and particularly children, should be afforded the necessary protection and assistance so that it can fully assume its responsibilities within the community.”

According to Dashyan, violating these obligations can cause repercussions for the state, if relevant appeals are made to three international organizations: the UN Human Rights Committee, the UN Committee for the Protection of Children's Rights, and the European Court of Human Rights.

"If violations of the law have been registered, the state or private parties, for example, the parent of the child, should appeal to these bodies, voicing the fact of the violation," the lawyer says.

By the way, it is completely irrelevant whether the child is a citizen of a recognized or unrecognized state. Read the full interview here.