Righting wrongs - the implications of adopting the Convention on the Rights of the Child

billb — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:20:42 +0100

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Rights Now - young people getting a better deal?

Becky Sharp — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:37:20 +0100

Right now the UK Government is reporting to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on its progress for children and young people's rights. Children and young people have basic rights that are protected by most of the governments across the world so that children and young people living in that country can get a better deal.

At the Youth Summit we have been asking people:

"If you were on the committee on the rights of the child and had the power to tell the government off, what would be your top issues?"

These were some of the answers:

Widening of equalities gaps – child poverty a huge issue

Educational under achievement for bottom 10%
Treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, especially unaccompanied minors
Children in care generally fail
Anti-social behaviour – unreasonably labelled children as criminals
The fact that we lock up more young people than anyone else

Too many young people in the poverty trap
Young people’s voice still not heard and a lot of tokenism – don’t always act on the advice and the recommendations they make
Don’t take young people seriously enough

Movement down of salary differences: successfully lower than 10 years ago
Not enough facilities
Public transport
Tuition fees
Sexual health services
Informal facilities for young people
The way we deal with young people who are in trouble with the police

What do you think? Let us know...

Look for more information on the files attached or follow the link to getreadyforgeneva.org.uk

Live - UNCRC

Righting wrongs - the implications of adopting the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Rights Now - young people getting a better deal?