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What are Child Rights?

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What are Child Rights?

An introduction to the

Convention on the Rights of the Child

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

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Who are special in

many different

ways…

And YOU!

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Your family will

help you with your

rights.

(Article 5)

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The right to eat

healthy food

(Article 27)

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The right to go to

school

(Article 28)

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The right to learn

many things

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The right to care

when you are sick

(Article 24)

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The right to be

cared for by your

parents

(Article 18)

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The right to be

cared for if you do

not live with your

parents

(Articles 20 & 21)

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The right to have a

name and belong to

a country (Article 7)

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The right to choose

your friends

(Article 15)

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The right to think

for yourself

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The right to share

your ideas and be

listened to

(Articles 12 & 13)

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The right to live and

grow

(Article 6)

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The right to special help

if you need it

(Article 23)

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The right to be

treated fairly by

everyone

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The right to never

be hurt by others

(Articles 19 & 34)

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The right to be kept

safe from

dangerous things

(Article 33)

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The right to have

adults do what is

best for you

(Article 3)

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Want to learn more about children’s

rights and the areas that UNICEF works

in to help the most vulnerable children?

Sign up to be part of UNICEF’s Youth

Advocate Program to access free

resources all year round!

You can also learn more about the

Convention on the Rights of the Child

via our website.

www.unicef.org.au

This beautiful photo story was collated

by Bethany Robinson.

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