en Protecting Minority Children against Intersectional and Multiple Discrimination پژوهشي Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="line-height:115%">Minority children - those under the age of 18 belonging to ethnic, religious, linguistic or national minorities - face distinctive vulnerabilities in the global human rights landscape. While all children require heightened protection due to their dependence on others for survival and development, minority children frequently endure discrimination shaped by overlapping identities such as disability, gender or migration background. These intersecting disadvantages restrict their access to education, healthcare and protection, perpetuating cycles of exclusion. This paper critically examines how intersectional and multiple discrimination affect minority children and demonstrates that existing legal frameworks, despite broad guarantees of equality, insufficiently address these compounded harms. By drawing on intersectionality theory and international human rights law - particularly the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - the study highlights significant protection gaps and their real-world consequences. The significance of this research lies in bridging a critical gap between abstract legal commitments and the lived realities of minority children. It underscores the urgent need for data-driven, inclusive and <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">intersectionally - informed policies that recognize the full complexity</span> of children&rsquo;s identities. By offering concrete recommendations for policymakers, international organizations and civil society, this paper advances a more effective child rights agenda - one that moves beyond formal equality to ensure substantive justice and dignity for all children.</span></span></span></div> <span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Minority children - those under the age of 18 belonging to ethnic, religious, linguistic or national minorities - face distinctive vulnerabilities in the global human rights landscape. While all children require heightened protection due to their dependence on others for survival and development, minority children frequently endure discrimination shaped by overlapping identities such as disability, gender or migration background. These intersecting disadvantages restrict their access to education, healthcare and protection, perpetuating cycles of exclusion. This paper critically examines how intersectional and multiple discrimination affect minority children and demonstrates that existing legal frameworks, despite broad guarantees of equality, insufficiently address these compounded harms. By drawing on intersectionality theory and international human rights law - particularly the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - the study highlights significant protection gaps and their real-world consequences. The significance of this research lies in bridging a critical gap between abstract legal commitments and the lived realities of minority children. It underscores the urgent need for data-driven, inclusive and <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">intersectionally - informed policies that recognize the full complexity</span> of children&rsquo;s identities. By offering concrete recommendations for policymakers, international organizations and civil society, this paper advances a more effective child rights agenda - one that moves beyond formal equality to ensure substantive justice and dignity for all children.</span></span></span> Intersectional Discrimination, Minority Children, Children’s Rights, International Law, Multiple Discrimination Intersectional Discrimination, Minority Children, Children’s Rights, International Law, Multiple Discrimination 1 13 http://ijmedicallaw.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2554-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Hosein Sharifi Tarazkouhi Hosein Sharifi Tarazkouhi hsharifi@yahoo.com 100319475328460015886 100319475328460015886 Yes Department of Law, Faculty of Humanties, Imam Hosein University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Law, Faculty of Humanties, Imam Hosein University, Tehran, Iran. Narges Rashidi Narges Rashidi 100319475328460015887 100319475328460015887 No Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabatabai’ University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabatabai’ University, Tehran, Iran.