Know Your Rights
and Claim Them
Published on 2. September 2021
195 pages
978-1-78761-218-1 (ISBN)
Description
'We can stand up for our rights once we understand them. This book is a guide for every child and young person who believes in liberty, equality and a better world for all' Malala Yousafzai
Jointly written by Angelina Jolie and Amnesty International with Geraldine Van Bueren QC.
If you are aged under 18 you have your own set of human rights. Child rights are unique freedoms and protections designed for you. Governments should uphold them but all across the world they are violated. Know Your Rights and Claim Them gives you the knowledge and tools to claim your rights. It introduces them and explains why they matter in the real world. From gender and racial equality, to the rights to free expression, health, a clean climate and a sustainable environment, they are yours to claim.
Know Your Rights and Claim Them celebrates the difference young activists have made in every corner of the world, and shows you how to challenge injustice wherever you may find it. It presents expert advice on peaceful protest, raising awareness at school and in your community, starting your own campaign and getting those in power to listen, plus vital guidance on protecting your safety, digital security and mental health.
These are your rights. It is your right to know and claim them.
'Children are the future. This is the perfect book for young people who care about the world and want to make a difference' Greta Thunberg
Jointly written by Angelina Jolie and Amnesty International with Geraldine Van Bueren QC.
If you are aged under 18 you have your own set of human rights. Child rights are unique freedoms and protections designed for you. Governments should uphold them but all across the world they are violated. Know Your Rights and Claim Them gives you the knowledge and tools to claim your rights. It introduces them and explains why they matter in the real world. From gender and racial equality, to the rights to free expression, health, a clean climate and a sustainable environment, they are yours to claim.
Know Your Rights and Claim Them celebrates the difference young activists have made in every corner of the world, and shows you how to challenge injustice wherever you may find it. It presents expert advice on peaceful protest, raising awareness at school and in your community, starting your own campaign and getting those in power to listen, plus vital guidance on protecting your safety, digital security and mental health.
These are your rights. It is your right to know and claim them.
'Children are the future. This is the perfect book for young people who care about the world and want to make a difference' Greta Thunberg
Reviews / Votes
We can stand up for our rights once we understand them. This book is a guide for every child and young person who believes in liberty, equality and a better world for all -- Malala Yousafzai Children are the future. This is the perfect book for young people who care about the world and want to make a difference -- Greta Thunberg At once informative and practical, Know Your Rights is a dazzling, potent toolkit for justice and change * LoveReading * This is an excellent book! What I like most about it is that one can just keep dipping in, it doesn't have to be read all at once and it is packed with information and deals with issues with which many teenagers will identify. It covers a very large field, it will educate, enlighten and encourage young people to take action, it will give them confidence and a sense of empowerment. It is a very important book which in time, hopefully, will help to change the world. -- Mala Tribich MBE, child survivor of the Holocaust This is a must have for every school library... it informs and educates young people as well as being easy to read * The School Librarian *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Andersen Press Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 12 to 18 years
ISBN-13
978-1-78761-218-1 (9781787612181)
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09/2021
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Persons
Amnesty International (Author)
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than ten million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. Amnesty's vision is for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. It is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion and is funded mainly by its membership and public donations.
Angelina Jolie (Author)
Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actor, filmmaker and Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR. She focuses on major crises resulting in mass population displacements and undertakes diplomatic advocacy on behalf of the High Commissioner. She is co-founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, a campaign to end impunity for the use of rape as a weapon of war, a Visiting Professor in Practice at the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Contributing Editor at TIME magazine.
Geraldine Van Bueren (Author)
Professor Emerita Geraldine Van Bueren QC is one of the original drafters of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international laws protecting children's rights, representing Amnesty International. She has represented the United Nations and the Commonwealth Secretariat in protecting children's rights, as well as advising governments and civil society around the globe.
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than ten million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. Amnesty's vision is for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. It is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion and is funded mainly by its membership and public donations.
Angelina Jolie (Author)
Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actor, filmmaker and Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR. She focuses on major crises resulting in mass population displacements and undertakes diplomatic advocacy on behalf of the High Commissioner. She is co-founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, a campaign to end impunity for the use of rape as a weapon of war, a Visiting Professor in Practice at the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Contributing Editor at TIME magazine.
Geraldine Van Bueren (Author)
Professor Emerita Geraldine Van Bueren QC is one of the original drafters of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international laws protecting children's rights, representing Amnesty International. She has represented the United Nations and the Commonwealth Secretariat in protecting children's rights, as well as advising governments and civil society around the globe.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Epigraph
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Note
- Foreword
- PART ONE: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
- Your rights
- Who is a child?
- A short history of child rights
- The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- The General Principles
- These are your rights
- The Optional Protocols
- PART TWO: UNDERSTAND YOUR RIGHTS
- Your rights in reality
- Life, dignity and health
- Equality and non-discrimination
- Participation
- Identity
- Safe place
- Protection from harm
- Bodily integrity
- Protection from armed violence
- Criminal justice and liberty
- Privacy
- Minority and Indigenous rights
- Education
- Play
- Freedom of thought
- Voice and peaceful protest
- PART THREE: CLAIM YOUR RIGHTS
- First steps
- Check your physical security
- Steps to take if you are being physically or sexually abused
- Understand your personal situation
- Make a change where you live
- Build a set of useful skills
- Become an activist
- An activist toolkit to claim your rights
- Understand digital security
- Navigate the law
- Look after your mental health
- PART FOUR: RESOURCES AND OTHER INFORMATION
- Resources
- Useful terms
- Useful organisations
- Sources
- Acknowledgements: how this book was made
