Know your rights and claim them : a guide for youth / written by Nicky Parker at Amnesty International, with Angelina Jolie and Geraldine van Bueren, QC.
Title:
Know your rights and claim them : a guide for youth / written by Nicky Parker at Amnesty International, with Angelina Jolie and Geraldine van Bueren, QC.
ISBN:
9781728449647
9781728449654
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis : Zest Books, 2021.
Physical Description:
280 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Contents:
Know your rights. Your rights ; Who is a child? ; A short history of child rights ; The UN convention on the rights of the child ; The general principles ; International child rights ; The optional protocols -- Understand your rights. Your rights in reality ; Life, dignity, and health ; Equality and non-discrimination ; Participation ; Identity ; Safe place ; Protection from harm ; Bodily integrity ; Protection from armed violence ; Criminal justice and liberty ; Privacy ; Minority and indigenous rights ; Education ; Play ; Freedom of thought ; Voice and peaceful protest -- Claim your rights. First steps ; Check your physical security ; Steps to take if you are being physically or sexually abused ; Understand your personal situation ; Make a change where you live ; Build a set of useful skills ; Become an activist ; An activist toolkit to claim your rights ; Understand digital security ; Navigate the law ; Look after your mental health -- Resources and other information. Useful terms ; Useful organizations ; Sources ; Acknowledgments: how this book was made.
Summary:
"This book provides a deep dive into the protections and rights promised to children by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and before adulthood and how to defend them"-- Provided by publisher.
As a young person, you have human rights, no matter who you are or where you live. But rights are often denied-- governments and adults don't always uphold them. This book from Amnesty International explains your rights and the laws that protect them, as outlined by the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child. As a teenager you may be a young person nearing adulthood, but in the eyes of the law you have child rights. -- adapted from back cover and perusal of book
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.3 8 512752.
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OCLC Number:
on1249074063
Availability:
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