Discover some of the threats to childhood in Ireland and globally.
Investigate the work of those seeking to protect children’s rights.
Consider the ways we can all work to make the rights of children safer.
For the promises made about children’s rights in the UNCRC and the Irish Constitution to become a reality, we must all pay special attention to the rights of children. Threats to these rights continue to exist both in Ireland and around the world. In this chapter, we will focus on the following case studies:
• the rights of children in direct provision centres in Ireland
• the use of child labour around the world
• children’s rights in war zones such as Syria.
RESPONSE JOURNAL
THINK Before you start learning more about this topic, take a moment to think about how you already feel about it.
44 ‘CHILDREN HAVE IT PRETTY GOOD
IN THE MODERN WORLD.’ Visit page 22 of your Response Journal to give your response to this statement.
JOURNAL TASKS
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Think about how children’s rights might be under threat.
Create a poster drawing attention to a children’s rights issue.
Reflect on what you have learned about the threats to children’s rights.
