ICCPR Article 14 · CRPD Article 13

You deserve a fair hearing

You have the right to a lawyer, an interpreter, to see evidence, and a genuine chance to challenge a report. Childhood should get extra safeguards.

How you can use it

1. 1Ask for a lawyer, interpreter or communication support before a hearing.
2. 2Say: “I need to see the evidence and have a real chance to reply.”
3. 3If a secret report is used against you, tell your lawyer.

What a violation looks like

A court uses a hidden departmental report and denies the child a lawyer or a chance to reply.

Words you can use

“I need a lawyer, the evidence, and a real chance to be heard.”

If speaking is hard, write it, draw it, send a message, or ask a trusted adult to say it with you.