What are Child Rights?
What are Child Rights?
What are Child Rights?
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<strong>What</strong> <strong>are</strong> <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Rights</strong>?<br />
© UNICEF/DRCA2011-00154/Olivier Asselin
<strong>What</strong> <strong>are</strong> <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Rights</strong>?<br />
An introduction to the<br />
Convention on the <strong>Rights</strong> of the <strong>Child</strong>
© UNICEF/NYHQ2012-1397/Brian Sokol<br />
Once upon a time…
…not so very long ago<br />
© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-2321/Toshinori Sano
© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-2058/Marco Dormino<br />
And not so far away
© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-2058/Marco Dormino<br />
Some grown-ups<br />
realised what children<br />
had been saying all<br />
along: children have<br />
special rights that<br />
need to be recognized<br />
and protected.
© UNICEF/PAKA2008-1494/Giacomo Pirozzi<br />
All children….<br />
Big and little children
All kinds of<br />
children…<br />
© UNICEF/NYHQ2006-2268/Giacomo Pirozzi
Who live in all<br />
kinds of homes<br />
© UNICEF/MLIA2012-00789/Tanya Bindra
Who <strong>are</strong> special in<br />
many different<br />
ways…
© UNICEF/NYHQ2012-1520/James Alcock<br />
And YOU!
Your family will<br />
help you with your<br />
rights.<br />
(Article 5)<br />
© UNICEF/NYHQ2009-1930/Giacomo Pirozzi
© UNICEF/NIGB2010-00410/Giacomo Pirozzi<br />
The right to eat<br />
healthy food<br />
(Article 27)
The right to go to<br />
school<br />
(Article 28)<br />
© UNICEF/NYHQ2010-0750/Roger LeMoyne
© UNICEF/NYHQ2006-1470/Pirozzi<br />
The right to learn<br />
many things<br />
(Article 17)
© UNICEF/UGDA2012-00050/Tadej Znidarcic<br />
The right to c<strong>are</strong><br />
when you <strong>are</strong> sick<br />
(Article 24)
© UNICEF/NYHQ2004-1268/Giacomo Pirozzi<br />
The right to be<br />
c<strong>are</strong>d for by your<br />
p<strong>are</strong>nts<br />
(Article 18)
© UNICEF/NYHQ2006-1407/Giacomo Pirozzi<br />
The right to be<br />
c<strong>are</strong>d for if you do<br />
not live with your<br />
p<strong>are</strong>nts<br />
(Articles 20 & 21)
The right to have a<br />
name and belong to<br />
a country<br />
(Article 7)<br />
© UNICEF/NYHQ2006-1407/Giacomo Pirozzi
© UNICEF/NYHQ2008-1796/Giacomo Pirozzi<br />
The right to choose<br />
your friends<br />
(Article 15)
The right to think<br />
for yourself<br />
(Article 14)<br />
© UNICEF/BANA2011-00290/Saiful Huq Omi
The right to sh<strong>are</strong><br />
your ideas and be<br />
listened to<br />
(Articles 12 & 13)<br />
© UNICEF/NYHQ2006-2536/Giacomo Pirozzi
The right to live and<br />
grow<br />
(Article 6)<br />
© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1684/Giacomo Pirozzi
© UNICEF/NYHQ2007-1890/Josh Estey<br />
The right to special help<br />
if you need it<br />
(Article 23)
© UNICEF/NYHQ2005-1323/Ludmila Tkhostova<br />
The right to be<br />
treated fairly by<br />
everyone<br />
(Article 2)
© UNICEF/NIGB2010-00491/Giacomo Pirozzi<br />
The right to never<br />
be hurt by others<br />
(Articles 19 & 34)
© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-0768/Olivier Asselin<br />
The right to not<br />
have to work too<br />
hard<br />
(Article 32)
The right to be kept<br />
safe from<br />
dangerous things<br />
© UNICEF/BANA2012-00208/Ahsan Khan<br />
(Article 33)
© UNICEF/BANA2012-00208/Ahsan Khan<br />
The right to learn to<br />
be the best you can<br />
(Article 29)
© UNICEF/NYHQ2005-0396/Palani Mohan<br />
The right to play<br />
(Article 31)
© UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1818/Athit Perawongmetha<br />
The right to rest<br />
(Article 31)
© UNICEF/NYHQ2008-1780/Giacomo Pirozzi<br />
The right to be<br />
private<br />
(Article 16)
© UNICEF/NYHQ2007-1106/Shehzad Noorani<br />
The right to speak<br />
your own language<br />
(Article 30)
The right to have<br />
adults do what is<br />
best for you<br />
(Article 3)<br />
© UNICEF/NIGB2010-00415/Giacomo Pirozzi
<strong>What</strong> is your<br />
favourite right?<br />
© UNICEF/NYHQ2006-2918/Giacomo Pirozzi
© UNICEF/NYHQ2009-1472/Kate Holt<br />
Want to learn more about children’s<br />
rights and the <strong>are</strong>as that UNICEF works<br />
in to help the most vulnerable children?<br />
Sign up to be part of UNICEF’s Youth<br />
Advocate Program to access free<br />
resources all year round!<br />
You can also learn more about the<br />
Convention on the <strong>Rights</strong> of the <strong>Child</strong><br />
via our website.<br />
www.unicef.org.au<br />
This beautiful photo story was collated<br />
by Bethany Robinson.
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