The Committee on the Rights of the Child & Freedom of Expression

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Kulk
Keyword(s):  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Rights Of The Child

Playing Digital Security

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conceição Costa ◽  
Carla Sousa ◽  
José Rogado ◽  
Sara Henriques
Keyword(s):  
Identity Management ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Technological Concepts ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Digital Identities ◽  
School Curricula

The United Nations (UN) Convention (1989) on the Rights of the Child changed the way children are viewed and treated worldwide. The Convention has been affecting governments, civil society and the private sector. ICT driven companies on the internet should not be an exception. According to Livingstone, Carr and Byrne (2015), Internet governance bodies have given little consideration and reflection to children's rights. In this paper, it is proposed that in order for youth actively participate in an increasingly digital environment; they need to know better their rights to privacy and freedom of expression, among others. Although the understanding of the digital environments principles lies beyond the scope of average children's school curricula, they can however play and discover simple technological concepts in the classroom. Thus, by early developing their literacy on digital identity management, they will be able to navigate, communicate, play and learn online more safely, achieving a responsible connected presence. A qualitative study on a visually oriented encrypted learning activity (game) among a group of students aged 16-18 years old, of the third cycle of Basic Vocational Education has been conducted with the following aims: a) to understand how knowledge about security technological processes can improve youth's capability for managing their digital identities; b) to understand the value of pedagogies of play. Using participant observation, focus group and interviews, youth behaviours and attitudes towards this game based learning approach as well as their perceptions of their digital rights are presented.

scholarly journals Challenges to measuring Chinese students’ perceptions of freedom of expression: An application of Rasch analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-55
Author(s):  
Lixia Qin ◽  
Mario Torres
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
Rights Of The Child

Rapid social development and recent changes in views concerning childhood have urged a more holistic approach to measuring children’s well-being, particularly in the domain of rights. In light of articulated provisions within the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, there is obvious interest in understanding more about how children’s perceptions of their rights have evolved. Using both traditional measurement (exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis) and Rasch analysis, this study focused on measures gauging Chinese high school students’ perceptions of freedom of expression. The survey was designed to capture students’ perceptions over various forms of freedom of expression (e.g. student publications, dress code), and their experiences with regard to how these rights were respected in their schools. The aim of the study was to examine and evaluate validity and reliability of the survey used with a sample of 838 Chinese students from two high schools, one urban, and one rural. Overall, the survey exhibits certain degrees of validity and reliability and is appropriate for measuring children’s perceptions on freedom of expression. The study pointed to a number of areas where the survey could be improved. Implications for future research were discussed.

scholarly journals Human Rights of Children with Disabilities in Israel - The Vision and the Reality

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Feldman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Basic Liberty ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Rights Of The Child

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scholarly journals The Legal Nature of the Child’s Right to Access Information and the Restriction Thereof to Protect a Child Against Information Detrimental to the Mental Health and Development of Minors

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
Olga Yu. Sitkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Access Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
Legal Mechanism

The article analyzes the norms of international acts in the field of human rights protection concerning the right to access information. The author of the article hypothesizes that the legal mechanism, which includes measures of coordinated interaction between the family and the state, best contributes to the implementation of measures to protect children from harmful information, combined with the preservation of the child’s right to access information. Within the framework of this direction, the article reveals the legal nature of the child’s right to access information. The article analyzes the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and a number of other international acts in this area. The practice of the ECHR in cases related to the right to freedom of expression has been generalized, which made it possible to determine the legal essence of this right in the context of the provisions of the main international acts on the protection of human rights

Embracing Our LGBTQ Youth

2020 ◽  
pp. 541-569
Author(s):  
Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol
Keyword(s):  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Dramatic Shift

Recent studies show that global attitudes toward LGBTQ persons, including youth, have improved. Nonetheless, discrimination, rejection, and violence in law and policy still prevail. Sadly for LGBTQ youth, these realities occur in the family, schools, places of worship, and society. International human rights law, especially the best interests of the child (BIOC) mandate of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), provides LGBTQ youth protections against attitudes and aggressions they confront in these venues simply because of their sexuality or gender identity. This mandate can be read to protect/address LGBTQ youth’s interests in contexts of conflicts at school, at home, or at places of worship by specifying that states parties need to ensure that the institutions, services, and facilities responsible for caring for or protecting children conform to standards established by competent authorities, particularly in the areas of health and safety and in the number and suitability of their staff, as well as in terms of competent supervision. The CRC also protects all youth, including LGBTQ youth, from discrimination by association, thus protecting the children of LGBTQ parents, and it affords all youth freedom of expression, thought, conscience, religion, association, and peaceful gathering. This chapter puts the current legal protections for LGBTQ youth in the context of their current realities and proposes a dramatic shift in the child rights paradigm to ensure that LGBTQ youth achieve full personhood and dignity.

scholarly journals Children’s Rights in Primary Schools in Serbia – Situation and Expectations

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Jelena Stamatović ◽  
Jelena Žunić Cicvarić
Keyword(s):  
Civic Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Child Rights ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Homeroom Teachers ◽  
Insight Into

School is the most suitable place for students to learn about child rights and where these rights are to be respected. In the research we have conducted, the objective was to examine the knowledge of primary schoolstudents about the rights of the child and to obtain insight into how these rights are respected. Using an interview scaling technique, we questioned 351 final year primary school students and 231 teachers. The students did not rate their knowledge of child rights highly: they mostly expect teachers to provide them with information on child rights; the students obtain the majority of such information in the civic education classes, which is an optional subject and is not attended by all students, as well as in homeroom sessions. Teachers believe that it is the responsibility of homeroom teachers to familiarise students with the rights of a child. The rights to freedom of expression of students and their participation in decision-making are the least respected, according to both students and teachers. Furthermore, all believe that some forms of discrimination exist in schools. We have found especially significant suggestions and recommendations given by students and teachers to overcome the existing problems and provide better access to the rights of the child in school.

Freedom of Religion or Belief

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bielefeldt Heiner ◽  
Ghanea Nazila ◽  
Wiener Michael
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Freedom Of Religion ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Cultural Rights ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Civil And Political Rights

Violations of religious freedom and violence committed in the name of religion grab our attention on a daily basis. Freedom of religion or belief is a key human right: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, numerous conventions, declarations, and soft law standards include specific provisions on freedom of religion or belief. The 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief has been interpreted since 1986 by the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. Special Rapporteurs (for example those on racism, freedom of expression, minority issues, and cultural rights) and Treaty Bodies (for example the Human Rights Committee, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and the Committee on the Rights of the Child) have also elaborated on freedom of religion or belief in the context of their respective mandates. This Commentary looks at the international provisions for the protection of freedom of religion or belief, considering how they are interpreted by various United Nations Special Procedures and Treaty Bodies. Structured around the thematic categories of the United Nations Special Rapporteur’s framework for communications, the Commentary analyses, for example, the limitations on the wearing of religious symbols and the situations of women, detainees, refugees, children, minorities, and migrants, through a combination of scholarly expertise and practical experience.

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