Monday, January 5, 2009

Children Everywhere Have Rights

In 1989, the United Nations (see video) decided to officially decree that children everywhere in the world have the same indisputable rights.
Click on Nelson Mandela's picture, . Read his words.



Click on this poster to read what CHILDREN reported in 2005 about the world's progress on their behalf.


Get together in pairs. Using what you have just learned, talk to each other and
1] list the rights you remember
2] decide the most important part of what Mr. Mandela said....
3] recount what the CHILDREN say still needs to happen....

Write these things down in a way that suits you both.

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Now, it is 2008. You are a thoughtful, intelligent student in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Compose a note to Mr. Mandela and adults all over the world. (Remember, you are speaking to the whole WWW.) In it, state what is most important to you, what your own experiences have made you believe, and what you think needs to happen. (Remember to use R.A.S.E.R. as you reply.)

Put this note in "comments" below. Make sure to proof your note, and use you first name only.

30 comments:

Anonymous said...

The children should make their own rights. If the people want to have two babies, and if they don't want to kill one or give one away, then they can go to the airport and go to another country. If a child wants an education, they should get one. I once saw someone get shot and I ran home. I don't know if she was a child or an adult, but I should not see violence. That's my right.

Anonymous said...

The rights of the children around the world are: they get clean water and to be with their family and heaolthy food and shelter and they have a right to be protected.

Anonymous said...

I think that children all over the world should have all of their rights.For example rights to live and to have clean water and food.some kids like you and me didn't have these rights and they didn't have clean water or food. But now we have the those rights we deserve thanks to the United Nations until you're 18 years old.So we should be happy we have those rights because other kids still don't have these rights.

Anonymous said...

I think that all children over the world should be able to have all their rights! Chidren are not getting all their rigts.People should start understanding children needs.I think children rights are important all over the world like...
going to school,playing with others,being friend with someone that has another religon,speak another language and that come from another country.We are getting our rights thanks to United Nations.The United Nations has helped others realize what's happening to children around the world.Us children should have our rights till we are 18 years old.I don't know if you realize that all chidren want their rights!

Anonymous said...

What I saw in the video was that all children in the world have many rights to do things they need. Some kids still have no rights and one day the whole world will have the rights of the United Nations to eat food, have shelter, drink lots of water play, stay away from danger, and make progress and do all the stuff they can do. And some people are still being rude and hurting children

Anonymous said...

The rights of the children around the world are, they get healthy food, have shelter, and to live with their family.

Anonymous said...

Children have the rights to go to school, and they have the right to meet other kids and people. But only until they're 18. They got there rights from the United Nations.

Anonymous said...

I think children should have rights all around the world. If I could do somethig about it I would. One of the things that would help to give rights is to join the united nations. They are the people who help the children all over the world.They stop givig
you those rights when your over
18.

Anonymous said...

Children everywhere have right to eat and drink clean water.Also play wiht other kids. Also to be heared by grown ups and other kids . Kids shuold be with the peole they love . Kids should be protected no matter what.

Anonymous said...

I feel if like kids all over the world who are under the age of 18
aren't geting children right's.A
group called United Nations are trying to give and improve the
right's of childern.But they can't do by them selfs so PLEASE HELP!

Anonymous said...

I think that people around the world should be concerned about children`s rights because most children are not having a good life if children doen`t have right.Here are some reasons why should people care abouot children. They need food to live they,need education to lead a better life. I hope people can help ohter children!!

Anonymous said...

I think children should have rights to play and eat.Children should have rights to talk to there mom or dad so they can under stand and talk about there life.I think that children should have the rights to have better clothes and better play stuff too.United Nations made good rights to give them food and good shoes and build them a hair cut place so they can go and get a hair cut and look nice and build a nice big food place.

Anonymous said...

Im concerned about children everywhere a round the world because I have these rights. The rights are to be heard because adults always hear blah blah blah from the children. Another right is to be able to go to school. I got these rights from the united nation. I also think that children should be able to drink clean water and be able to clean them selves and have clothing to wear. I think that there should be no child labour. I think that children should have these rights until they’re 18. Children should be cared about and have parents just like me. I think that children should be cared about. Children should be able to live a wonderful life just like me. I also think that children should be protected from pedifiles an rapists. Children should be protected from storms and sunamis. Children should be able to have friends too, just like me.
Davante

Anonymous said...

I wish all children would have rights. The United Nations made this happen in 1989. Now children must be able to have fresh water, and food, and to say what they think and to be respected, and live with their family. There are children in the world who don’t have any of this stuff, and that’s why we should be thankful. We should be leaders and fight for their rights. My mom sponsors children in Africa so they’ll be able to live and have fun and friends.

Raynaldo

Anonymous said...

I am concerned about children around the world because most kids dont have childrens rights like us in Canada.Like the video said "Children should be heard not to be neglected." I would like everybody to be able to be listened to and have the free will to do anything.When I was at Vietnam I seen children who were on the streets begging for money.I felt sorry for them.

Anonymous said...

I'm concerned about the rights of children around the world because some people don't have the rights like in China, India and etc.
It's like somebody has taken my education from me and never giving it back.I think that education is very important because if I didn't have my education I would grow up not to be sucessful or not to be a singer like I've always wanted.
Children's right around the world are important because you get a peaceful life, happiness and you become sucessful.

Anonymous said...

The rights of the children all around world matter to me because
not every child is able to get education. What I also know is that some of the rights are like
getting to know your religon, to play and to have a good heath plan.
If I was in that position of a child that doesn't have a right I would have a horrid life. I would be a solidier child or i would be working !

Anonymous said...

I think children all around the world should have the right to go to school. Some children are doing some things they shouldn't be doing.

Anonymous said...

I think that chidren should have the rights to get an education.I think that children have the rights to stay with their parents.

Anonymous said...

By this video I felt like I need to help thoose children because people needs to survive I think that like any children needs to survive even adults so everybody can survive I will feel so sad if anyone dies I do not like seeing blood and never want to my moms brother died and she was crying so badly I tried to make not to cry but it gotten wrose I just want every familiy to have children and to keep them save I learned a lot from this video and I want every children also adult to be save.

Anonymous said...

What I learned at the slide show is
all children have a right for an education.Also they should make their own rights for when they are older.And they should have rights for playing with other people, study their relegion and someone to give them love and care.

Anonymous said...

I think children should make their own rights.They could get new clothes and be safe in other places.If someone died,i would help them and bring them to the Hospital.I go home.Be safe and proud!! Don't hurt children or anyone in the neighbor hood.No Violence.

Anonymous said...

What I learned in the slide show is that everyone has the right to do anything they want for example like it is your right to have education. In the slide show it said that all kids have rights and they get to choose what's right for them. You have the right to not go to war and not to go to work. The slide show made me feel that I have the right to do anytihing I want like not to go to work.

Anonymous said...

What I learned from the slide show is that every child has the right to be with their friends. In the slide show a boy was playing with his friends, his friends could be from another country. I have the right to be with my friends from another country.The slide show made me feel that every child has the right to be with their friends from another contry.

Anonymous said...

What I learned in the slide show is that everyone has the right to have a education, be able to eat and drink safe water. In the slide show the kids have a right to not go to war so they dont get kidnaped they are a post to be safe with there mom and dad and some kids dont have a rigth to do all thos stuff.

Anonymous said...

When children dont have there rights they dont get to go to school, see their friends, see a doctor. Sometimes they might have to go to war and never get to be free never have happy moments and there not safe

Anonymous said...

I think abont the children rights because. its important to the children around the world like the rights to have fun or the rights to meet other children and the rights not to be a solider.

Anonymous said...

Children rights are very important to me because children around the
world aren't suppose to be used or
go somewhere that is not safe for
other children.Every child has the right to have an education.I once
saw a man with a knife in a show
and I just thought in my head" Why are there violent shows.I think that there shouldn't be violence.

Anonymous said...

I think that children in every country should have rights because somtimes if they don't have rights they can lose their health and die.How i know that is because if they don't go to school they won't learn then do somthing wrong and then can die. It said that all people should have the rights but guess what not all country's have rights like africa.

Anonymous said...

All children should make there own
rights because its not good following other people rights.
Stand up for your self do the right thing.