Children are Holders of Rights, in Their Own Right
Categories: Articles:Human Rights |
Published: 08/07/2015 |
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The Council of Europe has been fighting for children's rights since the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child came into force 25 years ago-and even before. In that time there have been huge strides forward, not only in terms of the many special protections now in place for children, taking into account their unique vulnerability.
But also - and perhaps even more importantly-the growing recognition that children are legal subjects and holders of rights, in their own right. This is a huge change: it moves children from being purely passive, with their rights defined by others, to individuals who must have certain freedoms and opportunities no matter what the adults around them think. Read more:
Council of Europe, 06/07/2015
46th Annual Study Session of the IIDH "Children and International Human Rights Law" Strasbourg, 6 July 2015,
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