Rights Respecting Schools Articles of the Week;

Rights Respecting Schools Articles of the Week

Article 2 (non-discrimination): The Convention applies to every child without discrimination, whatever their ethnicity, gender, religion, language, abilities or any other status, whatever they think or say, whatever their family background.

Article 13 (freedom of expression): Every child must be free to express their thoughts and opinions and to access all kinds of information as long as it is within the law.

Article 17 (access to reliable information): Every child has the right to reliable information from a variety of sources, and governments should encourage the media to provide information that children can understand. Governments must help protect children from materials that could harm them.