1. **Right to Life, Survival, and Development:** Children have the right to life and the right to develop to their fullest potential in a safe and healthy environment.
2. **Right to Education:** Every child has the right to free and compulsory education, ensuring access to primary education for all.
3. **Right to Protection from Exploitation:** Children have the right to protection from economic exploitation, hazardous work, and any form of abuse or exploitation.
4. **Right to Play and Leisure:** Children have the right to engage in play and recreational activities to foster their physical, mental, and social well-being.
5. **Right to Identity:** Every child has the right to an identity, including a name and nationality, and the right to know and be cared for by their parents.
6. **Right to Health:** Children have the right to access healthcare, nutritious food, and a safe and clean environment to support their physical and mental health.
7. **Right to Expression:** Children have the right to express their views and opinions in matters affecting them, with those views given due weight in accordance with the child’s age and maturity.
8. **Right to Non-Discrimination:** All children have the right to be treated equally, without discrimination based on race, color, sex, language, religion, or any other status.
9. **Right to Rest and Adequate Standard of Living:** Children have the right to a standard of living that is adequate for their physical, mental, spiritual, moral, and social development.
10. **Right to Special Protection for Refugee and Migrant Children:** Children who are refugees or migrants have the right to special protection and assistance, including access to education and healthcare.
These rights are outlined in international documents such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

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