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Making Child Rights Part of UK Law

UNICEF UK believes that making the Convention part of UK law would give powerful protection to children, ensuring that all children living in the UK, no matter who they are or where they’re from, have their rights realised.  © UNICEF/NYHQ2001-0253/Justin Leighton
UNICEF UK believes that making the Convention part of UK law would give powerful protection to children, ensuring that all children living in the UK, no matter who they are or where they’re from, have their rights realised. © UNICEF/NYHQ2001-0253/Justin Leighton
The UK Government signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1991. However, almost 20 years later, child rights are still not a reality for many children living in the UK. This is wrong.

UNICEF UK believes that making the Convention part of UK law would give powerful protection to children, and would make sure that all children in the UK, no matter who they are or where they’re from, have their rights realised. 

In 1989, governments around the world promised all children the same rights by adopting the CRC. These rights are based on what a child needs to survive, grow, participate and fulfil their potential. They apply equally to every child.

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  • This is so true, how can something which has been a part of our society for so long not be incorporated into the law? Surely human rights should be the basic basis of the law and the society in which we live?
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