Here are the rights of a child according to the U.N. which has been ratified by all but 2 countries in the World (The U.S. and Somalia)
Declaration of the Rights of the Child
Plain Language Version
1 All children have the right to what follows, no matter what their race, colour sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, or where they were born or who they were born to.
2 You have the special right to grow up and to develop physically and spiritually in a healthy and normal way, free and with dignity.
3 You have a right to a name and to be a member of a country.
4 You have a right to special care and protection and to good food, housing and medical services.
5 You have the right to special care if handicapped in any way.
6 You have the right to love and understanding, preferably from parents and family, but from the government where these cannot help.
7 You have the right to go to school for free, to play, and to have an equal chance to develop yourself and to learn to be responsible and useful.
Your parents have special responsibilities for your education and guidance.
8 You have the right always to be among the first to get help.
9 You have the right to be protected against cruel acts or exploitation, e.g. you shall not be obliged to do work which hinders your development both physically and mentally.
You should not work before a minimum age and never when that would hinder your health, and your moral and physical development.
10 You should be taught peace, understanding, tolerance and friendship among all people.
Below are the rights you have posted that every child should have. In a word document, mention the rights that you didn't include in your list but is found in the list above. What do those missing rights mean to you and how you live your life?
Declaration of the Rights of the Child
Plain Language Version
1 All children have the right to what follows, no matter what their race, colour sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, or where they were born or who they were born to.
2 You have the special right to grow up and to develop physically and spiritually in a healthy and normal way, free and with dignity.
3 You have a right to a name and to be a member of a country.
4 You have a right to special care and protection and to good food, housing and medical services.
5 You have the right to special care if handicapped in any way.
6 You have the right to love and understanding, preferably from parents and family, but from the government where these cannot help.
7 You have the right to go to school for free, to play, and to have an equal chance to develop yourself and to learn to be responsible and useful.
Your parents have special responsibilities for your education and guidance.
8 You have the right always to be among the first to get help.
9 You have the right to be protected against cruel acts or exploitation, e.g. you shall not be obliged to do work which hinders your development both physically and mentally.
You should not work before a minimum age and never when that would hinder your health, and your moral and physical development.
10 You should be taught peace, understanding, tolerance and friendship among all people.
Below are the rights you have posted that every child should have. In a word document, mention the rights that you didn't include in your list but is found in the list above. What do those missing rights mean to you and how you live your life?
you should also have the right to belong to a country and have a name. the right to be protected against cruel acts or exploitation. have the right to play.
ReplyDeleteHuman Right that we missed
ReplyDeleteRace, Religion, Sex, Language and Political Belief Equality
You have the right to a name and a country
You have the right top special care if you are handicapped in anyway (Mentally or Physically)
The right of loving and understanding from family and friends
The right to play
The right to be first in line for help
To be taught understanding peace tolerance and friendship
These rights are important to us because they give us several things that are essential to life on earth
Kairi, Alicia, John and Zach
rights we had
ReplyDeletefree health care
food
clean water
education
shelter
clothing
a bed to sleep on
freedom of speech
safety
rights we missed
1.You have a right to a name and to be a member of a country. this is important because if you don’t have a name you won’t be able to get jobs in the future
2. You have the special right to grow up and to develop physically and spiritually in a healthy and normal way, free and with dignity.
3. You have the right to special care if handicapped in any way.
4. You have the right to love and understanding, preferably from parents and family, but from the government where these cannot help.
5. You have the right always to be among the first to get help.
rights we had
ReplyDeletefree health care
food
clean water
education
shelter
clothing
a bed to sleep on
freedom of speech
safety
rights we missed
1.You have a right to a name and to be a member of a country. this is important because if you don’t have a name you won’t be able to get jobs in the future
2. You have the special right to grow up and to develop physically and spiritually in a healthy and normal way, free and with dignity.
3. You have the right to special care if handicapped in any way.
4. You have the right to love and understanding, preferably from parents and family, but from the government where these cannot help.
5. You have the right always to be among the first to get help.
The rights we missed:
ReplyDelete1. You have the right to grow up in a healthy and normal way.
2. You have the right to a name, and to be a member of a country
3. You have the right to special care.
4. You have the right to a family.
5. You have the right to not be a slave.
6. you have the right to special care if you're handicapped.
The rights we missed means that we have more rights then we thought.
we missed right number 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10
ReplyDeleteright number two (You have the special right to grow up and to develop physically and spiritually in a healthy and normal way, free and with dignity.) to us this means that you can grow up and end up healthy which is very important.
Right Number Three (You have a right to a name and to be a member of a country.) to us this means that you wont be left without somewhere to call home