The Rights of Street Children and Youth

Janine Hunter; Lorraine van Blerk; Wayne Shand

doi:10.20933/100001147

The Rights of Street Children and Youth

Janine Hunter (Lead / Corresponding author), Lorraine van Blerk, Wayne Shand

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Abstract

- Nearly 30 years on from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), children and youth living in street situations are still deprived of their rights.
- The Growing up on the Streets network were involved in developing new UN authoritative guidance in 2017 on the rights of children in street situations.
- States are currently failing street children and youth globally by failing to protect them against rights violations; including violence, discrimination and exploitation by the agents of the state.
- All children deserve to have their rights respected and fulfilled and to live their lives with dignity and hope, regardless of status.

Original language	English
Type	Briefing Paper
Media of output	Online
Publisher	University of Dundee
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.20933/100001147
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2018

Publication series

Name	Growing up on the Streets: Briefing Papers
Publisher	StreetInvest
No.	12

Keywords

Human rights
street children
youth
participatory methods
United Nations

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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UN SDGs

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Other files and links

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2017 Stephen Fry Awards Public: Engagement Project of the Year

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