The Convention on the Rights of the Child turns 18 on 20 November 2007.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007http://www.unicef.org/knowyourrights/
Stories from around the world
How does the Convention for the Rights of the Child affect a child’s life? What does it mean to have your rights met…or denied?
At every stage of children’s lives they have rights. In their early life, their rights to survival, to food, to an identity are very important. But when they reach school age, their right to an education becomes more and more critical. Finally, when they reach their teens, their rights to protection take on increased importance as they become more independent and engaged with the world around them.
See what it really means to a child’s life when basic rights are taken away – rights to school, to protection from violence, to survival. Here are some stories of young people around the world, told though short films.
October 1st every year is China’s National Day. 58 years ago People’s Republic of China was founded on the very day. 58 years have given China a whole new look. Yet still 58 years haven’t made foreign people know China well enough. We, Chinese don’t only have delicious food, Great Wall and the language non-Chinese are too scared to approach. We have more than other people can imagine.