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Article 19: I have the right to be protected from being hurt or badly treated
The UNCRC considers violence to happen when someone attacks a person’s mental state as well as when they attack a person’s body. Because of this, verbal abuse and intimidation are both considered to be forms of violence.
As well as being protected from violence, Article 19 of the UNCRC says that children and young people should be kept safe from: