The Child's Right to Mental Health in Cyberspace from the Perspective of International law with Emphasis on General Comment No. ۲۵ of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

The child's right to mental health in cyberspace has become one of the most important legal issues in the field of international law. This right is very vital for the child and must be protected in cyber space as well. Considering that the virtual space is expanding and children, as digital natives, use it as an interactive and learning space, it is necessary to protect their rights against the dangers in this space. It is very important to pay attention to the physical and psychological harm that is caused by inappropriate and unpleasant content that causes online discrimination and harassment and the use of cyberspace without supervision and control for children. In international law, the protection of children's rights is recognized as a fundamental issue, and in this regard, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the United Nations in ۱۹۸۹, has defined the principles of protection of children's rights at the international level.This convention emphasizes that children should enjoy all human rights and no discrimination against them is allowed. Also, this convention emphasizes rights such as the right to health, the right to education and the right to information. In this context, this research aims to answer these questions: who is a child and what are the effects of virtual space in his life? From a legal point of view, what are the duties of governments in protecting the right to the health of children in cyberspace? Method: The current research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of the type of research, which was collected and analyzed by using library resources and examining a wide range of documents and procedures and other research works. Are. Finding and Conclusion: It is necessary to pay attention to the duties of governments in supporting the right to health of children in the cyberspace at the international level.General Comment No. ۲۵, published on March ۲۱, ۲۰۲۱, by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, addressed how governments apply the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the digital domain. The committee's purpose of this public commentary was to provide a strategy for legislation and policy making in the field of fulfilling the obligations of governments in the framework of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its optional protocols in the light of the opportunities, risks and challenges of the digital environment. To put it better, today with the general interpretation of this committee, the rights of the child are guaranteed not only in the offline environment but also in the digital and online environment.

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Rights ، child ، mental health ، Cyberspace ، International law