About Time to Aim for Gun Control In recent weeks, a tragic school shooting in Florida, United States happened which has sparked wide spread criticism regarding gun control. The shooting happened Wednesday February 14th and took the lives of 17 young students and adults. The shooting, which is among the 10 deadliest mass shootingsRead more about About Time to Aim for Gun Control[…]
Creating Child Friendly Spaces School is a place where learning and our social life begins as a child. We actually spend more time at school then anywhere else during our childhood/ teenage years. A lot students think that school is a literal jail. This is partly true as the building itself replicates aRead more about Creating Child Friendly Spaces[…]
Adolescents from Argentina and Canada will participate in the Day of General Debate of the Committee on the Rights of the Child 2018 The members of the Network of Correspondents for Children and Adolescents (CORIA) of the IIN-OAS have been selected to participate in the advisory team for children and adolescents on the DayRead more about Adolescents from Argentina and Canada will participate in the Day of General Debate of the Committee on the Rights of the Child 2018[…]
Child Rights Ambassadors Programme At City Hall in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the Office of the Prime Minister launched the Child Rights Ambassadors Programme on the 20th November,2017 to commemorate Universal Children’s Day. The programme enables forty seven children chosen from eighteen schools and 4 community residences across Trinidad and Tobago, to speakRead more about Child Rights Ambassadors Programme[…]
Apology for the Past and Future Across the world and in many countries the LGBTQ+ community have been victims of persecution, discrimination and incarceration. Youth and adolescents have been ridiculed and bullied for identifying as gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, or any sexual or gender identity other than societal norms. This has had a hugeRead more about Apology for the Past and Future[…]
Children and Adolescent rights. What does that mean to you? Well a country like Canada takes this statement very seriously. The country has many laws in place to protect the children and adolescents. Canada promotes children rights internationally and it has also been recognized as a leading advocate for promoting the protection of childrenRead more about Children and Adolescent rights. What does that mean to you?[…]
Always room for improvement The status of the children and adolescent’s rights in Canada The condition of children in Canada is one of the best in the world. However, not all benefit equally from these rights. In fact, children living in rural and remote areas as well as children belonging to indigenous groups areRead more about Always room for improvement[…]
Teens Raising Awareness for Gender Based Violence From the 12th to the 21st of July, Createfuturegood a non-profit organization based in Trinidad and Tobago, hosted a workshop for young artists and activists to raise awareness for gender based violence amongst teens. I was very fortunate to be a part of this wonderful process filledRead more about Teens Raising Awareness for Gender Based Violence[…]
Children and adolescents rigths in Canada Canada is a strong believer of equal rights for children and adolescents, no matter what gender, shape, race, and form they are. It is also a member of the UNCRC. The country has children help lines for any children who are going through problems in their life andRead more about Children and adolescents rights in Canada[…]