The Human Rights Act 1998 protects all individuals in the UK, regardless of their age, nationality and citizenship. Human Rights are Children's Rights: A Guide to Ensuring Children and Young People's Rights are Respected will help anyone who works with children and young people to improve their own understanding of the Human Rights Act and explains how it has been used to protect, promote and put children's rights into practice.
The Human Rights Act places government and public services - including hospitals, schools and social services - under a duty to treat all individuals with fairness, equality, dignity and respect. This guide is an invaluable resource for reminding us how we should behave towards one another and provides a framework within which agencies should develop and deliver their services.
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