Children’sChildren’s RightsRights

By: Raquel, Amy, Bobby, Jordan W.By: Raquel, Amy, Bobby, Jordan W.

5 essential questions Laws Laws compared History Child labor Child slaves Child soldiers Relevant Important people Current events Video 5 essential answers Bibliography

5 Essential Questions

•Why were the children’s rights laws made?

•What kind of work did children have to do?

•How much did the children get paid?

•How many rights laws are there?

•How did the push for Children’s working rights get started?

Articles 1-5: All children under the age of 18 have these rights regardless of their race, religion, abilities; whatever they think or say, whatever type of family they come from.Article 6: All children have the right to life. Governments should Article 6: All children have the right to life. Governments should ensure that children survive and develop healthily.ensure that children survive and develop healthily.Articles 7-8: All children have the right to a legally registered name and nationality.Articles 9-11, 18-21, 25: Children have the right to stay with their families unless it is for their own good. Children have the right to be properly cared for, and protected from violence, abuse and neglect by their parents, or anyone else who looks after them. If they cannot be looked after by their own family, children have the right to be looked after properly by people who respect their religion, culture, and language. This situation should be reviewed regularly. When children are adopted the first concern must be what is best for them.Article 12: Children have the right to say what they think should Article 12: Children have the right to say what they think should happen when adults are making decisions that affect them, and to happen when adults are making decisions that affect them, and to have their opinions taken into account.have their opinions taken into account.Article 13 and 17: Children have the right to get and share information as long as the information is not damaging to them or to others.Article 14: Children have the right to think and believe what they Article 14: Children have the right to think and believe what they want.want.Article 15: Children have the right to meet together and join groups.Article 16: Children have the right to privacy.Article 22: Children who come into a country as refugees should have the same rights as children born in that country.

Article 23: Children who have any kind of disability have the right to special Article 23: Children who have any kind of disability have the right to special care and support so that they can lead full and independent lives. care and support so that they can lead full and independent lives. Article 24: Children have the right to good quality health care, to clean water, nutritious food, and a clean environment, so that they will stay healthy.Article 26: Children – either through their guardians or directly – have the right to help from the government if they are poor or in need.Article 27: Children have the right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical and mental needs.Article 28-29: All children have the right to a primary education, which should be free. Young people should be encouraged to reach the highest level of education of which they are capable and develop each child’s personality, talents and abilities to the fullest.Article 30: Minority or indigenous children have the right to learn about and practice their own culture, language and religion. Article 31: Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range Article 31: Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities. of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities. Article 32: Children have the right to be protected from work that is dangerous or might harm their health or their education. Children's work should not jeopardize any of their other rights, including the right to education, or the right to relaxation and play. Article 33-36, 39: Children have the right to be protected from all forms of exploitation and abuse.Article 37:Article 37: No one is allowed to punish children in a cruel or harmful way. No one is allowed to punish children in a cruel or harmful way. Article 38: Children under 18 should not be forced or recruited to take part in a war or join the armed forces. Article 40: Children who are accused of breaking the law have the right to legal help and fair treatment in a justice system that respects their rights.

Children’s Rights Laws~ Explained

Articles 1-5: All children under the age of 18 have these rights regardless of their race, religion, abilities; whatever they think or say, whatever type of family they come from. Article 12: Children have the right to

say what they think should happen when adults are making decisions that affect them, and to have their opinions taken into account.

Article 27: Children have the right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical and mental needs.

Article 38: Children under 18 should not be forced or recruited to take part in a war or join the armed forces.

Children’s Divorce Laws~

1- Neither parent shall deny the child reasonable use of the telephone to place and receive calls with the other parent or relatives

5- Each parent will permit the child to display photographs of the other parent or both parents in the child’s room.

19: Neither parent will say or do things with an eye to gaining the child as an “ally” against the other parent.

22- Neither parent will try to make the child believe he or she loves the child more than the other parent, by, for example, saying that he or she loves the child than the other parent or over informing the child on adult topics or overindulging the child.

Laws ComparedLaws Compared American laws1.1. The right to equality, regardless of The right to equality, regardless of

racerace,, colour, religion, national, or colour, religion, national, or social origin. social origin.

2.2. The right to develop physically and The right to develop physically and mentally in a healthy manner. mentally in a healthy manner.

3.3. The right to a name and nationality.The right to a name and nationality.4.4. The right to adequate nutrition, The right to adequate nutrition,

housing, and medical services. housing, and medical services. 5.5. The right to special care, if The right to special care, if

handicapped.handicapped.6.6. The right to love, understanding and The right to love, understanding and

protection. protection. 7.7. The right to free education, to play The right to free education, to play

and recreation.and recreation.8.8. The right to be among the first to The right to be among the first to

recieve relief in time so disaster. recieve relief in time so disaster. 9.9. The right to protection against all The right to protection against all

forms of neglect, cruelty and forms of neglect, cruelty and exploitation. exploitation.

10.10. The right to be brought up in a spirit of The right to be brought up in a spirit of tolerance, peace and universal tolerance, peace and universal brotherhood.brotherhood.

Iran lawsIran laws

The right to develop physically The right to develop physically and mentally in a healthly and mentally in a healthly manner. manner.

The right to a name and The right to a name and nationality.nationality.

The right to adequate nutrition, The right to adequate nutrition, housing, and medical services. housing, and medical services.

The right to protection against all The right to protection against all forms of neglect, cruelty and forms of neglect, cruelty and exploitation. exploitation.

When Child labor started. Working in factories. How old they were when they started

working. Lost youth Money Child labor today

18361836 18361836 18421842 1876 1876 18811881 1883 1883 18921892 19041904 1916 1916 19241924 1936 1936 19371937 19371937 1938 1938

labor workers in mining and labor workers in mining and textiles plant in Englandtextiles plant in England

1851 1861 1871 1881

Child slaves

KidnappedSick parentsBad$iPod300,000

a range of tasksDeathsDifferent countries250,000 kidsWhy?

Child rights historychild rights movement"A child is any human being below the age of eighteen

years, unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.“

Historical and modern movement1796 Thomas Spence book1800s orphan train1852 to attend school1853 children's aid society 1890s child labor committee1924 constitutional amendment1929 orphan stops1938 frank d. Roosevelt made child labor law

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Has anything gotten better?

Children of slavery

Important People

Mary Ellen Wilson 1864–1956 Case of child abuse New York Society for

the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

As an 8 year old

Mother Jones Mother Jones

Born may 1st 1830 Died in the 1930s Founder of the children's rights

movement.

New York Labor Movement

End of child labor in cigar making

January 27, 1850 – December 13, 1924

John DeweyJohn Dewey President of the President of the

American American Psychological Psychological AssociationAssociation

Children's rights in Children's rights in education education

Acknowledged as one Acknowledged as one of the heroesof the heroes

Mentally

Psychology

Technology

Current EventsCurrent Events

Kenya’s H.I.V’s•Kenya test four million Kenya test four million people for H.I.V.people for H.I.V.

•Children’s right number 2 Children’s right number 2 that states “The right to that states “The right to develop physically and develop physically and mentally in a healthy mentally in a healthy manner.” manner.”

•Main focus is on children Main focus is on children and teens.and teens.

•One of the many current One of the many current event on children’s rightsevent on children’s rights

Child brick slavesYouTube - Modern Day Child Slaves

First Question: Why were the children’s rights laws made?

The children’s rights laws were made because children were being treated wrong and sometimes abused, like they weren’t human beings.

Second Question: What kind of work did the children have to do?

Most of the time, they had to do work in factories. They would do small things like make cigar boxes, or yarn. Sometimes they would even work in fish canning factories, using knives to open oysters so they could cut out the meat. They also worked in laundromats, which resulted in them breathing in dangerous chemicals.

Third Question: How much did the children get paid? The children usually got paid a small amount of two or three dollars a week. Girls made less money than boys, who did the exact same jobs, but just by a different name. For working twelve hours a day, five days a week, they would get paid nine dollars a day for shelling nuts. Since girls were paid half of the price, they were paid four dollars and fifty cents.

Fourth Question: How many rights laws are there?

There are forty different children’s rights laws.

Fifth Question: How did the push for Children’s working rights get started?

In the 1890’s adult factory workers began to join together to form labor unions so they could bargain for better working conditions and better wages. These benefits naturally extended down to the children workers as well.

Bibliography

Websiteshttp://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/history/history/

jones.cfmGoogleimages.comhttp://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/history/

immigrant/kids.gifBooksMarching for freedom by Paritage ElizabethCalifornia's rights and regulations by Nolo GuerginWe rode the orphan trains by Andria warrenVideosyoubtube.comInterviewI did interview some one for child abuse but she has

asked not to have her name in the PowerPoint