Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth

Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth

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  • Author：Amnesty International
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Summary

Jointly written by Angelina Jolie and Amnesty International with Geraldine Van Bueren QC。

If you are aged under 18 you have your own set of human rights。 Child rights are unique freedoms and protections designed for you。 Governments should uphold them but all across the world they are violated。 Know Your Rights （And Claim Them） gives you the knowledge and tools to claim your rights。 It introduces them and explains why they matter in the real world。 From gender and racial equality， to the rights to free expression， health， a clean climate and a sustainable environment， they are yours to claim。

Know Your Rights （And Claim Them） celebrates the difference young activists have made in every corner of the world， and shows you how to challenge injustice wherever you may find it。 It presents expert advice on peaceful protest， raising awareness at school and in your community， starting your own campaign and getting those in power to listen， plus vital guidance on protecting your safety， digital security and mental health。

These are your rights。 It is your right to know and claim them。

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Reviews

Maricla Pannocchia ，

This isn't just a book but an actual tool that can actually empower young people around the world to know and claim their rights。 You are free not to read the book from start to finish， as you'd do with a regular one， but you can skip sections and only focus on those parts who are of interest to you。The book is conveniently divided into section and there a few major ones。 Those sections tackle all children rights and give the readers an insight into how the law should protect them and their righ This isn't just a book but an actual tool that can actually empower young people around the world to know and claim their rights。 You are free not to read the book from start to finish， as you'd do with a regular one， but you can skip sections and only focus on those parts who are of interest to you。The book is conveniently divided into section and there a few major ones。 Those sections tackle all children rights and give the readers an insight into how the law should protect them and their rights and how things are in reality。 It is obvious most of the time governments don't uphold some or all those rights。 The book also includes stories of real young people from different countries who are making or have made a difference in the place they live or in the world。 The words used can sometimes be hard to understand especially for young people living in refugee camps or who， in general， didn't have or don't have access to a good education。 The authors have done their best to explain all the difficult words （there is a whole part dedicate to that at the end of the book） and to make the text easier to read thanks to boxes etc。 I think that is very important for adults to read this book as well and to use it as a starting point to empower children and young people in their lives about knowing and claiming their rights （their own kids， pupils etc）。 These adults can eventually break down the book or the sections and use simpler words， if that is the case。 I will surely be doing that and using the book as a starting point to teach kids about their human rights as I'll be travelling the world。Then， why didn't I give it 5 stars？ Because， as I was expecting， the book doesn't include children and young poeple living with life-threatining illnesses。 Yes， it sometimes mention disability， hospitals or sick kids， but disability doesn't necessarly mean living with a life-threatining illness and， as I've said， these are nothing more than mentions。 The amount of information provided about all the topics doesn't really include young people who are forced to stay in hospital for a long time， or who may be at home but being so sick to be unable to get out of bed。 I run my own charity to support young people with cancer and when I've heard the book was in the making I contacted Amnesty， because I was afraid they wouldn't include these young people， they have been very kind but in the end they didn't include those young people。 Which are a young person's rights about deciding about their own death？ And what if parents/doctors don't want them to know what is really going on？ These are just the first two examples who came to my mind。 It's like， and this sadly often happens， these young people are not really included until they get at least a little better， and to me that is wrong。That being said， I strongly encourage anyone to read this book， regardless of your age， where your live and so on。 It doesn't offer all the answers， but it does its best to point you in the right direction。 I think this book is much needed， especially at this time with so much going on in the world。 This can actually be a powerful tool to encourage more young people to get into activism and to possibly save lives。 Knowing our own rights， and the rights of others， is the first step to fight for them。 I congratulate all the authors for this much needed tool， and I can only imagine the effort in bringing this to life。 I hope many countries will translate it and provide the book to as many of their young people as possible。 。。。more

Traci Thomas ，

I really appreciate what they’re doing here。 Giving young people access to their own rights。 They clearly respect children and understand they are smart and capable。 It’s not a great book but the contents are deeply worthy and I’m glad it exists。

Bex ，

You'll see this book heralded as being ambitious， and it certainly is。 It tries to tackle many pertinent issues to young people， most of which are bleak and difficult to fathom to those unaffected by them， and actually it manages to tackle each of them extremely well。 I think it's an impressive encyclopaedia rather than a tome expected to be read in one sitting - divided into appropriate questions or topics which young people affected by one of the issues could dip in to and consider how to deal You'll see this book heralded as being ambitious， and it certainly is。 It tries to tackle many pertinent issues to young people， most of which are bleak and difficult to fathom to those unaffected by them， and actually it manages to tackle each of them extremely well。 I think it's an impressive encyclopaedia rather than a tome expected to be read in one sitting - divided into appropriate questions or topics which young people affected by one of the issues could dip in to and consider how to deal with or improve that situation。 Equally it serves as an eye-opener regardless of your own personal situation， providing excellent insight and supporting legislation which debunks popular misconceptions or answers commonly misunderstood issues。 So that is ambitious， but is it successful？ I think it is， for the most part。 The authors go to great lengths to include quotes or real stories， with images， to help break through to their audience。 I'm not sure this completely succeeds， because there is naturally a reasonable degree of information-dumping on the reader and much of the language used is probably quite advanced or isolating for some of the young people in those situations。 I think it's quite a difficult balance to strike， and whilst some tools are provided it's probably an unrealistic stretch to think becoming an activist or using some of the tools suggested is enough to help some of these individuals to escape their situations。 Regardless， if it was me I would be incredibly grateful to see that I wasn't alone， and maybe that's the point。ARC provided from the publishers in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

ShireenAshton ，

‘Know Your Rights and Claim Them， A Guide For Youth’ ~ by Amnesty International， Angelina Jolie & Geraldine Van Bueren 。 This book should be on every school curriculum， it contains everything you need to know about children’s rights and includes various stories of child activists from around the world and how they fought for injustice and claimed their rights。 A very important and informative read。

Christina ，

Outstanding， ambitious title for socially engaged young people。 Some of the information is a little dense， but that's to be expected given the subject matter。Explanations of each part of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are fascinating， and I appreciate that each description is followed by a "What's the Reality？" section， acknowledging that these rights are not equally protected everywhere。 The brief stories about young people around the world who have fought to have these rights rec Outstanding， ambitious title for socially engaged young people。 Some of the information is a little dense， but that's to be expected given the subject matter。Explanations of each part of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are fascinating， and I appreciate that each description is followed by a "What's the Reality？" section， acknowledging that these rights are not equally protected everywhere。 The brief stories about young people around the world who have fought to have these rights recognized are profoundly motivating。 Even without all this， the third section alone， a practical， step-by-step guide to activism， would make this book essential。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read a digital ARC of this title。 #KnowYourRightsandClaimThem #NetGalley 。。。more

Pam Withers ，

This book is seriously ambitious， complex and far-reaching。 It covers everything from the history of child rights to definitions， statistics and legal explanations of every manner of child discrimination。 Chapter titles include “Steps to take if you are being physically or sexually abused” and “Become an activist。” Topics include torture， child soldiers， police beatings， indigenous and gay rights， the right to education and play， disability discrimination and so on。 The good news is that this 28 This book is seriously ambitious， complex and far-reaching。 It covers everything from the history of child rights to definitions， statistics and legal explanations of every manner of child discrimination。 Chapter titles include “Steps to take if you are being physically or sexually abused” and “Become an activist。” Topics include torture， child soldiers， police beatings， indigenous and gay rights， the right to education and play， disability discrimination and so on。 The good news is that this 280-page book， directed at youth， includes 60 pages of stories to which young people can relate: appealing profiles of survivors， activists and inspiring groups， including such celebrities as Malala Yousafzai and Anne Frank。 These allow the reader to “breathe” between （here’s the bad news） blocks of text that sometimes read like a lawyers’ manual。The breadth of information is astounding， a stellar effort。 There’s no issue not covered， from conversion therapy to disability discrimination， apartheid to female genital mutilation。 That makes it an intimidating read， but when seen as a sort of encyclopedia you dip into for a particular issue or two， it’s invaluable。The layout helps it from feeling like all the information weighs a ton。 Sidebars， breakout definitions， profiles and other boxes of text were all a great idea。 But still， the writing is frequently stiff， and with words and phrases like “neurodiverse，” “optional protocols” and “jus cogens，” can the authors truly expect a child in a troubling situation to read， recognize and suddenly grow wings to escape it？ It’s more useful， perhaps， for converting the curious into activists。 Or again， to use as an encyclopedia for a particular page rather than a read-through。In other words， here’s a valuable tome， but one that could have tried harder to be accessible to children themselves。 Hopefully it offers the wealth of material necessary for other writers to break it down and serve it up in a more palatable manner。 This review also appears on www。YAdudebooks。ca 。。。more

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