Why children need to be taught more about their human rights
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Why children need to be taught more about their human rights
Carol Robinson, Edge Hill University
Many children have an innate sense of equality, fairness and justice and know how these concepts relate to their day-to-day lives. A lot of children also have the confidence to voice their opinions when they feel a lack of justice. But unfortunately, this is not always that case – especially for children whose personal rights are violated and who face mistreatment, often behind closed doors.
A recent report from the Office of the Children’s Commissioner estimates that 2.3 million children in England are living with risk because of a vulnerable family background. This includes children in the care system and children known to have experienced personal harm as well as those living in families where there is a high likelihood of harm.
Worryingly, an estimated 829,000 of these children are not known to social services or to children’s mental health services so are...
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