What are Child Rights?

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What are Child Rights?

What are Child Rights?

An introduction to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Once upon a time…

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…not so very long ago

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And not so far away

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Some grown-ups realised what children had been saying all along: children have special rights that need to be recognized and protected.

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All children….

Big and little children

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All kinds of children…

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Who live in all kinds of homes

Who are special in many different ways‌

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And YOU!

Your family will help you with your rights.

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(Article 5)

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The right to eat healthy food (Article 27)

The right to go to school

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(Article 28)

The right to learn many things

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(Article 17)

The right to care when you are sick

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(Article 24)

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The right to be cared for by your parents (Article 18)

The right to be cared for if you do not live with your parents

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(Articles 20 & 21)

The right to have a name and belong to a country

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(Article 7)

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The right to choose your friends (Article 15)

The right to think for yourself

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(Article 14)

(Articles 12 & 13)

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The right to share your ideas and be listened to

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The right to live and grow

(Article 6)

The right to special help if you need it

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(Article 23)

The right to be treated fairly by everyone

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(Article 2)

The right to never be hurt by others

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(Articles 19 & 34)

The right to not have to work too hard

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(Article 32)

The right to be kept safe from dangerous things

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(Article 33)

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The right to learn to be the best you can (Article 29)

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The right to play

(Article 31)

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The right to rest (Article 31)

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The right to be private

(Article 16)

The right to speak your own language

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(Article 30)

(Article 3)

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The right to have adults do what is best for you

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What is your favourite right?

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This beautiful photo story was collated

by Bethany Robinson.