If you are aged under 18, you have your own set of human rights. Governments should uphold them, but all across the world they are violated.
There are about 2.3 billion children in the world, nearly a third of the total human population. Too often, they are the worst affected by injustice, targeted because they are dependent and vulnerable or because they are not seen as individuals with their own rights.
Child rights are the basis for securing human rights for future generations.
Children’s rights are equal to those of adult’s – and they should have the power and agency to claim them.
When young people are educated about their rights, they are empowered to defend them, to challenge injustice against themselves and others.
We all benefit from a world in which child rights are upheld.
Every day, right here in Australia, children as young as 10 are being transported in cages and locked up behind bars.
Children need to be loved and supported so they can reach their full potential. Not locked up. Help us call on the government to meet international standards and raise the the age at which children can be arrested and locked up.
It's time to put an end to the barbaric treatment of our children and overhaul our response to youth crime.
