Children have the right to be heard
Article 12 of the The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child says: “Every child has the right to express their views, feeling and wishes.”
Kidversation
First News TV
Kidversation is a series of peer-to-peer short form films based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Our young presenters meet the children who are fighting for their child rights around the world, from the violent favelas of Brazil and the remote villages of Ghana to the refugees making a bid for a better life. Closer to home they meet young green campaigners and disabled children fighting for equal treatment.
Children have the right not to be discriminated against
Article 2 of the The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child says: “The Convention applies to every child without discrimination, whatever their ethnicity, sex, religion, language, abilities or any other status, whatever they think or say, whatever their family background.”
Children have the right to an education
Article 28 of the The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child says: “Children have the right to an education. Primary education must be free and different forms of secondary education must be available to every child.”
Children have the right to seek refuge
Article 22 of the The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child says: “A child has the right to seek refuge in a safe country, and a child has the right to be given food, medicine and shelter.”
Children have the right to be protected from conflict
Article 38 of the The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child says: “Governments must do all they can to protect children from war and conflict.”
Disabled children have the right to live a decent life
Article 23 of the The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child says: "A child with a disability has the right to live a full and decent life. Governments must do all they can to support disabled children and their families."
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