Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many children in Jamaica have faced new challenges due to the changing circumstances. The closing of schools and increased time spent at home has negatively affected the wellbeing of many children. In addition to this, the lack of technological devices and stable internet connection across the island hasRead more about February 2021: Update on Children’s Rights in Jamaica[…]
Within my country, Jamaica land we love, a child’s right to freedom of expression is promoted but is it recognized or seen as valuable? Our country has a variety of ways for children to express themselves, whether through a student/youth body, social media, verbally or physically. Although we are given the freedom of expression,Read more about Do children really have a voice?[…]
Right now, in Canada, I am fortunate enough to receive a high-quality education. In-fact Canada, for the most part, has a reputation for consistently providing education to citizens, but in this time of confusion surrounding COVID-19, this education is placed in jeopardy. Canada’s Response: e-learning. This is the practice of teaching and learning digitally oftenRead more about The challenges of e-learning[…]
How Canadians Are Veering Billion-Dollar Industries Towards Preserving Children’s Rights In recent years, Canadians have become increasingly conscious about the sources and routes their clothes, coffee beans, jewellery, chocolate and countless other every-day items take before it reaches them. But they haven’t just stopped there; more than ever, they are actively using that knowledgeRead more about How Canadians Are Veering Billion-Dollar Industries Towards Preserving Children’s Rights[…]
Education of Rights Currently in the Americas, there are few States that effectively educate their youth and general population about their rights and how to uphold them. This has profound implications to the treatment of our citizens and the continued development of basic human rights and children’s rights globally. While this has been recognizedRead more about Education of Rights[…]
How the Solutions to the International Zinc Deficiency in Children and Toxication of Environment Through Battery Disposals are Incredibly Interconnected One of the most common health problems among millions of children across the world and whose treatment can also solve a major environmental problem lays within a relatively common, inexpensive and yet incredibly importantRead more about How the Solutions to the International Zinc Deficiency in Children and Toxication of Environment Through Battery Disposals are Incredibly Interconnected[…]
Human Rights What it’s about: My video is about expressing that people (particularly youth) don’t understand the true nature of the problems affecting many people in the world. I have done this by expressing exactly how first world citizens have their rights guaranteed as opposed to those less fortunate. As they have never beenRead more about Human Rights […]
Issues Facing the Rights of Children in T&T In Article 29 under The Convention of the Rights of a Child it states that a child is entitled to the right of “Goals of Education”. In this article it also goes on to say that a child’s education should “develop each child’s personality, talents andRead more about Issues Facing the Rights of Children in T&T[…]
Day of General Discussion 2018 The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child held a very important Day of General Discussion in Geneva on the topic of protecting and empowering children human rights defenders. The Committee collaborated with Child Rights Connect and organized the day of discussion. 21 children were selected toRead more about Day of General Discussion 2018[…]
A History to Reconcile Canada is known as as a multicultural country that values strength in diversity, however this was not always the case. Many people of all origins have immigrated to Canada, including ancestors of Canada’s “founding fathers” who came to Canada in search of a new life and new resources. Who theyRead more about A History to Reconcile[…]