Malawi, 2009: Children dance at a school AIDS club meeting in Lilongwe, the capital. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) celebrated its 20th anniversary on 20 November 2009. The CRC is the most endorsed human rights treaty in the world, expressing in international law the rights due every child. Article 12 of the Convention recognizes the right of all children to expression in all matters that affect them. ©UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi