Alternate Title(s)

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Statement of Responsibility

art [by] Tim Spring [and 17 others].

Publication Information

[Courtenay, B.C.] : The Healthy Aboriginal Network,

Physical Description

42 sheets : color illustrations 46 x 61 cm

Notes

Caption title.;Sponsored by Representative for Children and Youth, Provincial Advocate for Children & Youth, Children's Advocate, and Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Contents

Article 1. Everyone under 18 has right.-- Article 2. You have the right to protection against discrimination.-- Article 3. Adults should make good decisions for you, especially for your protection and safety.-- Article 4. Government is responsible for helping to protect your rights.-- Article 5. Your family is responsible for teaching you your rights and helping to protect them.-- Article 6. You have the right to not only live, but thrive!-- Article 7. You have the right to have a name and nationality.-- Article 8. You have the right to an identity-an official record of who you are.-- Article 9. You have the right to have contact with both parents, unless it's not safe for you.-- Article 10. If you live in a different country than your parents, you have the right to get together with them.-- Article 11. Governments should protect children from being taken out of the country illegally.-- Article 12. You have the right to express your opinion and to be heard by adults, especially in court.-- Article 13. You have the right to learn and share information, as long as it doesn't harm other people.-- Article 14. You have the right to practise your own religion and beliefs, as long as you don't harm anyone. -- Article 15. You have the right to voice your opinion and demonstrate peacefully.-- Article 16. You have the right to privacy.-- Article 17. You have the right to get information from the media.-- Article 18. The care of children is a shared responsibility of both parents, and the government should help parents by providing services.-- Article 19. You have the right to be protected from abuse or neglect, mentally and/or physically.-- Article 20. If you can't live with your own family, you have the right to be raised respectfully according to you traditions.-- Article 21. You have the right to care and protection if you are in foster care or adopted.-- Article 22. Children who come into Canada as refugees should have the same rights as children born here.-- Article 23. If you live with a disability you have the right to special care, support and to be included in the community.-- Article 24. You have the right to quality health care, a safe environment, clean water and nutritious food at an affordable price.-- Article 25. If you live in care, you have the right to have regular contact with your social worker.-- Article 26. Children of families in need have the right to extra help from the government.-- Article 27. You have the right to food, clothing and a safe place to live in a caring environment.-- Article 28.You have the right to the same quality of education that every other Canadian child has, regardless of your school location.-- Article 29. Your education should help you develop your talents and abilities, and respect your identiy, language and values.-- Article 30. Indigenous children have the right to speak their language and enjoy their culture.-- Article 31. Article 31. You have the right to play, rest and enjoy your life.-- Article 32. You have the right to be protected from work that is dangerous or might harm your health or education.-- Article 33. It is the government's responsibility to protect you from dangerous and illegal drugs.-- Article 34. The government should protect children from sexual abuse.* *Don't keep this a secret. Tell a responsible adult so that you can get help. Speak up!-- Article 35. The government must protect children from human trafficking.-- Article 36. Children must be protected from activities that could harm their development.-- Article 37. Children in the justice system must be treated with dignity and the right to access their families and culture.-- Article 38. You cannot be made to fight in a war.-- Article 39. You have the right to get help if you've been abused, neglected or treated badly.-- Article 40. You have the right to legal help and fair treatment in the justice system.-- Article 41. If there are any laws in Canada that protect you better than the UN Rights of the Child, you must be protected under the Canadian laws.-- Article 42. The government should make the UN Rights of the Child known to caregivers and children.