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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child & Human Rights Education

Why is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child an important touchstone for advocates of children’s rights? Why is children's rights education so important?

Jori
3 min readJan 6, 2021

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child gave the world a set of regulations for children’s rights. Prior to the convention, children’s rights were either unaddressed or varying from country to country, but with the new set of regulations, more children could be protected and have access to the rights that come with being a human being. The convention was the first time that governments and the UN explicitly stated that children have the same fundamental human rights as adults (Unicef, 2019). This document is so important because it addresses the rights of children no matter their race, culture, socio-economic status…etc. As the Convention is a legally binding document, it holds parties accountable to the children of their country. By being a signatory to this document, the governments have agreed that their children are an important part of their country, and their rights should be a priority.

The convention was especially an important milestone for advocates of children’s rights because it finally gave children the rights of provision, protection and participation across the world (Covell, 2013). These rights give children the regulations for proper living…

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