Article 25
1. Each State Party shall take the necessary measures to prevent and punish under its
criminal law:
(a) The wrongful removal of children who are subjected to enforced disappearance,
children whose father, mother or legal guardian is subjected to enforced disappearance
or children born during the captivity of a mother subjected to enforced disappearance; ...
4. Given the need to protect the best interests of the children referred to in paragraph 1
(a) and their right to preserve, or to have re-established, their identity, including their
nationality, name and family relations as recognized by law, States Parties which
recognize a system of adoption or other form of placement of children shall have legal
procedures in place to review the adoption or placement procedure, and, where
appropriate, to annul any adoption or placement of children that originated in an
enforced disappearance.
[1] Adopted by the Human Rights Council on 23 June 2006. In its resolution adopting
the Convention, the Human Rights Council recommended that it also be adopted by the
UN General Assembly.
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers
and Members of Their Families (18 December 1990)
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Article 29
Each child of a migrant worker shall have the right to a name, to registration of birth
and to a nationality.
Convention on the Rights of the Child (20 November 1989)
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Article 7
1. The child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from
birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and. as far as possible, the right to
know and be cared for by his or her parents.
2. States Parties shall ensure the implementation of these rights in accordance with their
national law and their obligations under the relevant international instruments in this
field, in particular where the child would otherwise be stateless.