THE CHILDREN'S BILL OF RIGHTS (Short Version)++

THE CHILDREN'S BILL OF RIGHTS (Short Version)

April 20, 1996

We, Children from seven countries and three continents, having communicated with each other over the Internet, agree that the following are natural rights of Children all over the world, and hereby ratify them:

PREAMBLE:

We believe that a successful society invests its best resources and hopes in the success of its children. An unsuccessful society ignores or maltreats its children.

Children are the future of our species. How a society treats its children is a direct reflection of how that society looks at its future. The Children's Bill of Rights proposes rights for children that all adults on Earth should honor, so that we may help create the very best future for ourselves and, in turn, our own children.

A moral and competent society is one that respects and upholds the rights of its children. A society that fails to do so is immoral and incompetent.

ARTICLES OF THE CHILDREN'S BILL OF RIGHTS
Section I: ARTICLES THAT ARE IMPLEMENTED IMMEDIATELY

Children's Universal Rights
Right to inherit a better world
Right to influence the future
Right to freedom of thought, opinion, expression, conscience, and religion
Right to media access
Right to participate in decisions affecting children
Right to privacy
Right to respect and courtesy
Right to an identity
Right of freedom of association
Right to care and nurturing
Right to leisure and play
Right to safe work
Right to an adequate standard of living
Right to life, physical integrity and protection from maltreatment
Right to a diverse environment and creativity
Right to education
Right to access appropriate information and to a balanced depiction of reality
Right not to be exposed to prejudice

Section II: ARTICLES THAT REQUIRE SOCIAL OR NATIONAL POLICIES

Right to a clean environment
Right to a small national debt
Right to vote
Right to medical care
Legal rights
Right not to participate in war

This is the short version of the full Children's Bill of Rights. The full Bill is available from:

The Children's Bill of Rights Secretariat
ESI,
5504 Scioto Rd.
Bethesda, MD 20816, USA
debivort@umd5.umd.edu.

The Children's Bill of Rights may be freely reproduced and distributed provided it is done so in its entirety and unaltered, and with this paragraph attached. As of April 20, 1996, children from 7 countries and 3 continents have ratified The Children's Bill of Rights. If you represent an organization and wish to endorse the CBOR, or are under 18 years of age and would like to ratify the CBOR, please contact us. (10/18/98)

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