Rights and responsibilities

RIGHTS

Children's Rights and Responsibilities

From an illustrated guide issued by the
National Children's Rights Committee, South Africa

LOOKING BACK
WE REVISIT A FEATURE OF MERIT FIRST PUBLISHED SIX YEARS AGO THIS MONTH. See January 2001 issue

Children have the right to be taken seriously

... and the responsibility
to listen to others

Children have the right to
quality medical care

... and the responsibility to
take care of themselves

Children have the right to
a good education

... and the responsibility to
study and respect their teachers

Children have the right to be
loved and protected from harm

... and the responsibility to show love and caring to others

Children have the right to special care for special needs

... and the responsibility to be the best people they can be

Children have the right to be
proud of their heritage and beliefs

... and the responsibility to respect the origins and beliefs of others

Children have the right to a safe and comfortable home

... and the responsibility to share in keeping it neat and clean

Children have the right to make mistakes

... and the responsibility to learn from those mistakes

Children have the right to be
adequately fed

... and the responsibility not to waste food