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Organisations in Northern Ireland that protect Human Rights
When the Good Friday Agreement was signed on 10 April 1998, a devolved government of Northern Ireland was set up. Also, organisations...
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6 days ago1 min read
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Laws that protect people's Human Rights in Northern Ireland
In a multi-cultural country, like Northern Ireland, it is important that all citizens are included and that all differences are...
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6 days ago2 min read
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Rights that are abused when a child is forced to become a child soldier
A child soldier is any person under 18 years of age who is part of an armed force. There are an estimated 250,000 child soldiers in the...
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6 days ago1 min read
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How Human Rights can be limited by the Government
In today’s complex world, governments face many challenges. Although human rights are fundamental and cannot be taken away, they are not...
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6 days ago3 min read
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Benefits of living in a country that supports Human Rights
Human Rights are something that all men, women and children and entitled to just because they are human. They are based on the values of...
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6 days ago1 min read
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How the Northern Ireland Government can safeguard Human Rights and Equality
When the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998, part of the agreement contained safeguards to ensure all sections of the community are...
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7 days ago2 min read
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What are Human Rights?
Human Rights are something that we have just because we are human. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was set up and...
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7 days ago3 min read
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How human rights may be abused
There are many ways that human rights may be abused. Here are a few examples: A person may be imprisoned without a fair trial This goes...
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7 days ago2 min read
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Why Human Rights are important
Human Rights are something that all men, women and children are entitled to just because they are human. They are based on the values of...
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7 days ago1 min read
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UNCRC: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
The UNCRC is an international human rights treaty that grants all children and young people a set of human rights. The UK Government...
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Apr 61 min read
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The impact of child labour on the human rights of children around the world
Around the world, millions of children are trapped in child labour – working long hours in dangerous conditions for little or no pay....
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Apr 63 min read
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Where to find out about Human Rights
There are many places where a young person can find out about Human Rights. They include: School/Teachers Young people can learn about...
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Feb 5, 20201 min read
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Reasons why a young person may become homeless
Abuse The child might be physically, emotionally or sexually abused and decide to leave home to escape the situation Parent separation...
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Jan 31, 20201 min read
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Why do we need Human Rights?
Human Rights are something that all men, women and children are entitled to just because they are human. They are based on the values of...
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Jan 30, 20201 min read
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