Children’s Rights
Children have rights set out in law and in the UN convention.
These include:
The right to be treated as a person in their own right (not the property of their parents)
The right to a say in decisions that affect them
The right to choose their own friends
The right to make up their own mind
The right to privacy
The right to be treated with dignity
The right not to be treated cruelly
Sheffield Information Link is committed to raising awareness of children’s rights and produces a factsheet, A guide to children’s rights . Further information on children’s rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child can be found by clicking on the links below:
