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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
The United Kingdom is a signatory to the
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
1989.
The key articles of the Convention that relate
to bullying are summarized below. These articles are a summary
version from United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
(UNICEF) ‘Children’s rights and Responsibilities’:
Article
2
The Convention applies to
everyone, whatever 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 13
Children have the right to get and to
share information, as long as the information is not
damaging to them or others.
Article
16
Children have a right to
privacy. The law should protect them from
attacks against their way of life, their good name, their
families and their homes/
Article 19
Governments should ensure that
children are properly cared for, and
protect them from violence, abuse and neglect from their
parents, or anyone else who looks after them.
Article 29
Education should develop each child’s
personality and traits to the full. It
should encourage children to respect their parents, and
their own and other cultures.
Article 42
The Government should make the
Convention known n to parents and children.
www.unicef.org.uk/tz/rights/convention.asp
This year is the celebration of
the 20th anniversary of the UNCRC. To mark the occasion,
the Children's Rights Alliance for England have produced an
anniversary pack for schools and an excellent collection of
resources for schools, practitioners and children and young people
www.crae.org.uk/news-and-events/news/uncrc-anniversary-packs-for-schools.html