RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE UNDER 18 – YOUNG PEOPLE Today I’m going to talk about young people’s rights - Who are this young people? Anyone under 18 You have the right to protection against discrimination Anyone making decisions that affect young people should make young people’s interests a high priority Children and young people have a right to survive and develop and the Government should give a much help as is needed You have the right to have a name and a nationality – to an identity If you and your parents are living in different countries, you have the right to get back together and live in the same place You should not be kidnapped You should have a say in decisions that affect you You should be able to express yourself freely, while respecting other people’s rights You have the freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, while respecting other people’s rights ¿Se cumplen estos derechos? - Are these rights actually fulfilled? ¿Son compatibles entre ellos? - Are they compatible with each other? Inmigración, menores transexuales… - Immigrants, transgendered minors… Reforma necesaria, más específica – órgano regulador - More specific reform is needed and where young people are truly the priority. Example: specific regulatory agencies In conclusion, it is very important to respect the rights of young people, but it is also important that obligations are fulfilled.
