Anne Frank's fate and diary represent a monument that stands against any violation of human rights. With her life story, she has become a symbol for millions of children who are still victims of legal transgressions today. When he established the non-profit Anne Frank Fonds Basel, her father Otto ruled that the diary should be published around the world and the income used for charitable and educational projects to promote understanding between cultures and work against racism and anti-Semitism. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted in 1989 to give all children a voice, raise awareness of their rights, and promote the implementation thereof around the world. It is the world’s first and hitherto only document that codifies in 54 articles the particular needs and interests of children, e.g. their right to leisure, to education, to participation and – of particular importance given the countless children around the world on the run today – to protection and care. This body of legislation applies to all children around the world, irrespective of where they live, their skin colour, their religion, or their gender. The children's charity and partner of the Anne Frank Fonds Basel is the guardian of the Convention of the Rights of the Child.