THE THIRTEEN HUMAN RIGHTS
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The thirteen HUMAN RIGHTS FOR KIDS that are the focus of KIDS FOR GLOBAL PEACE are set forth in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) which is a human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of all children.
The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under a state's own domestic legislation.
- The thirteen HUMAN RIGHTS FOR KIDS include:
- #1 - The Right to Live (Article 6)
- #2 - The Right to Develop and Grow (Article 6, 29)
- #3 - The Right to Have an Identity (Articles 7, 8)
- #4 - The Right to Have Parents (Articles 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, 20, 21)
- #5 - The Right to Have an Adequate Standard of Living (Articles 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 39)
- #6 - The Right to Be Protected from All Harm (Articles 11, 19, 20, 22, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36. 37, 38)
- #7 - The Right to Be Informed and Educated (Articles 13, 17, 28, 29)
- #8 - The Right to Have Thoughts and Beliefs (Article 13, 14)
- #9 - The Right to Express Feelings and Opinions (Articles 12, 13)
- #10 – The Right to Have Privacy (Article 16)
- #11 - The Right to Associate with Others (Article 15)
- #12 – The Right to be Part of a Culture, or Religion (Article 13, 30, 31)
- #13 – The Right to Be Treated Justly (Article 37, 39, 40)
- acknowledge their rights,
- accept their rights, and
- live in ways that their rights entitle them to live.