- Do Children Have Rights? is a British short-documentary film made by Monty Lord that will blow the lid on the world of children's rights in the UK. The purpose of the documentary is to raise awareness of children's rights.
- Do Children Have Rights? is a British short-documentary film produced and narrated by Monty Lord that blows the lid on the world of children's rights in the UK. The purpose of the documentary is to raise awareness of children's rights. Believe it or not, children in the UK now have more rights than adults. This is also improving all the time, with new children-focused legislation being further integrated into domestic law. In fact, the UK compared to other countries, including the USA, actually provides some extensive children's rights and these are embodied in law. This wasn't always the case. Over the last few years, more and more children are becoming activists and agents for positive change in society, with the likes of environmental activist Greta Thunberg and Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, leading the way. This has brought about a slow increase in awareness of children's rights, with children seeking to get their voices heard and finding new ways to participate in the main decision-making processes that will influence their future. This documentary lays out the current position of children's rights in the UK.—Monty Lord, Young Legal Eagles
- Do Children Have Rights? is a British short-documentary film made by Monty Lord that blows the lid on the world of children's rights in the UK. The purpose of the documentary is to raise awareness of children's rights.
Believe it or not, children in the UK now have more rights than adults. This is also improving all the time, with new children-focused legislation being further integrated into domestic law.
In fact, the UK compared to other countries, including the USA, actually provides some extensive children's rights and these are embodied in law. This wasn't always the case.
For many years, children were considered not to have their own rights. Instead, they were often seen as vulnerable and intimidated individuals and property of their parents or guardians. Their rights were considered as something subordinate to the overall needs and rights of their elders.
Over the centuries, this has resulted in children being placed at risk of significant harm or having their rights infringed upon, with little to no protection from the law. This has led to many years where people and the State have run roughshod over the rights of children, leading to what we now accept to be extensive abuse.
Rolling the clock forward to today's world, children now share exactly the same human rights as adults and they also now have their own additional rights embodied in both international and domestic law. However, even with this being the case, there are still times when children's rights are being ignored. When this happens, governments and official bodies are supposed to intervene to look after the rights of children and make them aware of those right. Sadly, this doesn't always happen.
Over the last few years, more and more children are becoming activists and agents for positive change in society, with the likes of environmental activist Greta Thunberg and Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, leading the way. This has brought about a slow increase in awareness of children's rights, with children seeking to get their voices heard and finding new ways to participate in the main decision-making processes that will influence their future.
As part of this short-documentary, 1,892 children were surveyed and their responses helped to inform the documentary research. The results indicated that very few children are actually aware that these laws exist to protect their children's rights or how to go about asserting their rights through the courts. This documentary lays out the facts.
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By what name was Do Children Have Rights? (2022) officially released in Canada in English?
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