For the person to be able to build a future based on reality: her/his present and a pre-separation past

WHY IS THE RIGHT TO KNOW IMPORTANT?

• To understand how and why the person has been separated from her/his biological family
• To discover from which socio-cultural background she/he does come from
• To verify the biological health
• To maintain healthy relations with the alternative care providers and the biological family

THE DENIAL OF THE RIGHT TO ACCESS ORIGINS

• Leads to the violation of other basic rights and entitlements
• Denies personal integrity and legal status
• Undermines access to all other rights (nationality, culture, personal data such as name and birthdate)
• Generates irreversible identity crisis
• Denies the biological affiliation and the gynecological medical question
• Vulnerabelize the separated children
• Leads to marginalization and social exclusion
• Puts children at risk of human trafficking