What are human rights and how are they protected? Has the Convention on the Rights of the Child had a positive impact? This fascinating book explores a wide range of important issues relating to human and civil rights. Chapter one looks at children's rights. Chapter two discusses the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Human Rights Act.
The information comes from a wide variety of sources and includes government reports and statistics, newspaper reports, features, magazine articles and surveys and literature from lobby groups and charitable organisations.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Young People’s Rights
Frequently asked questions about children’s rights, Children’s rights timeline, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Excluded from democratic debate, The right to participation, Children’s groups warn punishment not a panacea, Youth justice – the facts, I’m a teenager, what happened to my rights?, Human rights at school, State-sanctioned violence?, Child labour, Key statistics on child labour, Children and physical punishment.
Chapter Two: Human and Civil Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Human Rights Act, ILO releases major new study on forced labour, What is modern slavery?, Modern forms of slavery in industrialised countries, Refugees, Big Brother at work, They are watching YOU, Q&A: Identity cards, ID cards and human rights, Deportation will not save Europe from terrorism, Highest court rules out use of torture evidence.
Key Facts
Additional Resources
Index
Acknowledgements
• In West and Central Africa, only 55% of girls receive a primary education. (page 1)
• The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most widely and rapidly ratified human rights treaty in history. Only two countries, Somalia and the United States, have not ratified this celebrated agreement. (page 5)
• 23% of 11- to 21-year-olds questioned said they would be ‘absolutely certain to vote’ in the next general election. (page 10)
• Over 50% of children in custody have been in care, 70% have suffered abuse and 90% have mental-health problems. (page 12)
•- It is estimated that 246 million under-18s are engaged in child labour, and two-thirds of them – 171 million – are doing work that is hazardous. (page 14)
• 73 million working children are less than 10 years old. (page 19)
• At least 12.3 million people are trapped in forced labour around the world. (page 28)
The Human Rights Issue Study Guide
Each book in the Issues series has a study guide. These four-page guides provide a variety of discussion points and other activities to suit a wide range of ability levels and interests.
Publisher: Independence Educational Publishers
Price: £1.50
ISBN: 978 1 86168 371 7
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