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Children's bill of rights

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Teachers of India
Teachers of India

The Children's Bill of Rights was drafted and approved by over 650 children from seven countries. The Rights range from the traditional abuse-prevention ones, to those that will ensure kids the ability to influence the shape of their own future. The Children's Bill of Rights has been adopted by the children themselves, and serves as the basis for their demand that adults treat them as partners in the processes of human progress.

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THE CHILDREN’S BILL OF RIGHTS April 20, 1996
The children from seven countries and three continents, having communicated with each other over the Internet, agreed that the following were natural rights of Children all over the
How a society treats its children is a direct reflection of how that society looks at its future. The Children's Bill of Rights proposes rights for children that all adults on Earth should honour, so that we may help create the very best future for ourselves and, in turn, our own children.
Children’s universal rights
Right to inherit a better world
Right to influence the future
Right to freedom of thought, opinion, expression, conscience, and religion
Right to media access
Right to participate in decisions affecting children
Right to privacy
Right to respect and courtesy
Right to an identity
Right to freedom of association
Right to care and nurturing
Right to leisure and play
Right to safe work
Right to an adequate standard of living
Right to life, physical integrity and protection from maltreatmen t
Right to a diverse environm ent and creativit y
Right to education
Right to information from different sources
Right not to be exposed to prejudice

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