The Role of Economic Sanctions in Violating Children's Rights

Abstract

The aim of this article is to examine the role of economic sanctions in violating children's rights, addressing the question of how international sanctions affect children's rights and their right to health in sanctioned countries. The findings reveal that comprehensive economic warfare through the imposition of unilateral and unlawful sanctions, along with extending their scope to all countries' relations with Iran, violates the right to health, welfare, and living standards of Iranian children and refugee children in Iran. These sanctions may deprive children of their fundamental rights, including the right to life, the right to food, the right to health and medical care (such as access to medications for patients with specific conditions), the right to education (including schooling and welfare), and, ultimately, the right to an adequate standard of living.