Global Citizens

Everybody is responsible for protecting children’s rights – including children.

Everybody has rights. This means that everybody, including children, also has the responsibility of respecting the rights of others. Here are some suggestions of the responsibilities that could accompany the rights of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

• If every child has rights, then they also have a responsibility to respect the rights of others, including other children and their parents.
• If all children have a right to be protected from conflict, cruelty, exploitation and neglect, then they also have the responsibility not to bully or harm other children.
• If all children have the right to a clean environment, then they also have a responsibility to help look after their environment.
• If all children have a right to be educated, then they should learn as much as they are able to and, if possible, share their knowledge with others.
• If all children have a right to a full life, then they should also help ensure that the needy, the disadvantaged and victims of discrimination also enjoy this right.