The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
These are your rights as a child defined by the UNCRC. We have picked out some that you may wish to express your concerns about. This is a safe place for you to raise concerns, ask for support, and express your thoughts on how we can make our school community safer and happier for everyone.
No Discrimination
No Discrimination
All children have all these rights, no matter who they are, where they live, what language they speak, what their religion is, what they think, what they look like, if they are a boy or girl, if they have a disability, if they are rich or poor, and no matter who their parents or families are or what their parents or families believe or do. No child should be treated unfairly for any reason.
Life, Survival & Development
Life, Survival & Development
Every child has the right to be alive. Governments must make sure that children survive and develop in the best possible way.
Name & Nationality
Name & Nationality
Children must be registered when they are born and given a name which is officially recognized by the government. Children must have a nationality (belong to a country). Whenever possible, children should know their parents and be looked after by them.
Identity
Identity
Children have the right to their own identity – an official record of who they are which includes their name, nationality and family relations. No one should take this away from them, but if this happens, governments must help children to quickly get their identity back.
Contact with parents across countries
Contact with parents across countries
If a child lives in a different country than their parents, governments must let the child and parents travel so that they can stay in contact and be together.
Freedom of Thought and Religion
Freedom of Thought and Religion
Children can choose their own thoughts, opinions and religion, but this should not stop other people from enjoying their rights. Parents can guide children so that as they grow up, they learn to properly use this right.
Protection from Violence
Protection from Violence
Governments must protect children from violence, abuse and being neglected by anyone who looks after them.
Children with Disabilities
Children with Disabilities
Every child with a disability should enjoy the best possible life in society. Governments should remove all obstacles for children with disabilities to become independent and to participate actively in the community.
Minority Culture, Language & Religion
Minority Culture, Language & Religion
Children have the right to use their own language, culture and religion – even if these are not shared by most people in the country where they live.
Protection from harmful drugs
Protection from harmful drugs
Governments must protect children from taking, making, carrying or selling harmful drugs.
Protection from Sexual Abuse
Protection from Sexual Abuse
The government should protect children from sexual exploitation (being taken advantage of) and sexual abuse, including by people forcing children to have sex for money, or making sexual pictures or films of them.
Protection from Exploitation
Protection from Exploitation
Children have the right to be protected from all other kinds of exploitation (being taken advantage of), even if these are not specifically mentioned in this Convention.
How can someone be discriminated against?
Direct
Discrimination
treating someone with a protected characteristic less favourably than others
Indirect
Discrimination
putting rules or arrangements in place that apply to everyone, but that put someone with a protected characteristic at an unfair disadvantage
Harassment
unwanted behaviour linked to a protected characteristic that violates someone’s dignity or creates an offensive environment for them
Victimisation
treating someone unfairly because they’ve complained about discrimination or harassment
Your Experiences
At ISM we are proud to have diversity within our school Community. We have a zero tolerance to any form of harm, abuse, harassment and discrimination relating to a student’s identity. Please report any such incidents that you may have experienced and/or witnessed using the form below. Your disclosure will be anonymous unless you elect to share your email address.