Упр.81 Unit 1 ГДЗ Enjoy English 11 класс

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Derry young people wronged over rights

April 21, 2004

As young people, we were shocked when we recently found out about our official rights as children through a UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Also as young journalists, we believe there is one right that is more important to us than others and that is the right to have our voice heard. Beyond this right, however, young people have almost 50 rights in total, according to the UN Convention.

After completing a number of interviews across the city we discovered that three out of ten children didn’t know anything about what rights they had and most had never even heard of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This made us ask the question, why? What we need are ways to enforce these rights and make sure that every child knows them. If we do this, then we believe children will feel better about themselves and so will treat one another better.

Instead of perhaps boring you with the full list of rights, we, as a group of young people in Derry, decided to compile a list of our ten top favourite rights. If you want to find out more, check out the website www.unicef.org

As a child or young person:

1. You have the right to live (obvious but important!).
2. You have the right to choose your own religion.
3. You have the right to an education.
4. You have the right to be with your parents if they are what’s best for you.
5. You have the right to be protected from abuse and neglect.
6. You have the right to express the views you have and your views to be listened to in anything that affects you (teachers take notice).
7. You have the right to a decent standard of living.
8. You have the right to choose your friends and hang out with them.
9. You have the right to be protected from all forms of cruelty, exploitation and torture.
10. The government must uphold your rights.