This article, by the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, tackles common questions about the rights of children covered under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It also offers assistance to locate articles pertaining to specific topics within the convention and clarifies how to interpret the convention.
The PDF version of Poverty, What is it? A Discussion Book for Students in Grades 5 to 8/ La Pauvreté, Qu'est-ce Que C'est? Cahier de discussion pour les élèves de la 5e à la 8e année, provides the responses of students in grades five to eight on what poverty looks like in various contexts and what actions have been, are, and should be taken to lessen the burden of poverty within communities. It was designed with the purpose to challenge assumptions about poverty and offer reflection on marginalized groups and their experiences of poverty.
Discusses why your rights as a young person are important and the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child. The specific rights, complaint process and supports for youth in care in British Columbia are summarized. Health care coverage, the youth justice system, mental health and many community services that may be useful in supporting young people's wellbeing are also detailed.
A series of illustrations by Aboriginal artists of the rights that children are guaranteed under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
A youth friendly document that explains the rights of young people in care and the steps they can take if they feel their rights have not been respected.
The Complaint Process for Youth Brochure lays out the steps youth can take to have their voices heard and their rights protected if they are in care, feel as though they should be receiving services, or are receiving services from the Ministry of Children and Family Development or a Delegated Aboriginal Agency.
The Native Counselling Services of Alberta website offers information about the organization's Human Rights Campaign for Aboriginal People through information sessions and assistance in filing complaints. This organization also provides various programs related to other aspects of Aboriginal Peoples' wellbeing: court work, family and community wellness, homelessness and housing, residential schools and healing, corrections and restorative justice, research and informative communications.
The centres partnered with the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association host events to share cultural traditions and gain awareness about challenges within the community, as well as engage community members of all ages. They also offer many key services and supports to enhance community and individual well being.
Children and Young People have Rights! is a youth book that explains the important rights youth in care have and who can be called if they feel their rights are not being respected.
Children have Rights is a children's book that explains the important rights children in care have and who they can call if they feel their rights are not being respected.
