THE CHARTER OF CIVIL SOCIETY
FOR THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

ARTICLE XIII

Children's Rights

1. Every child has, in particular, the right:
   (a) not to be compelled to perform or to render services harmful to his or her physical or mental health, upbringing, education or social development;
   (b) to protection against economic or other exploitation, physical or mental violence, injury, neglect or abuse including sexual abuse;
   (c) where appropriate, having regard to factors including the child's age and mental and physical development, to be consulted and to have his or her view represented personally or by an independent person before the courts and other agencies or bodies which deal with the welfare of the child.
   
   
2. For the purposes of this Article and Article XV, "child" means every person below the age of eighteen years unless, under national law, majority is attained at an earlier or later age.

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