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Poznaj swoje prawa i broń ich. Przewodnik dla młodych
Każdy młody człowiek poniżej 18 roku życia ma swoje prawa, lecz wielu z tych młodych ludzi po prostu o tym nie wie. Ta książka ma to zmienić. Wyposaża ona młodych czytelników w wiedzę i narzędzia do tego, by mogli oni dochodzić swoich praw. Wyjaśnia, dlaczego jest to tak istotne we współczesnym świecie.
W książce zostały przedstawione sylwetki młodych aktywistów z całego świata, którzy pokazali wszystkim, w jaki sposób można stawić czoła niesprawiedliwości.
W książce zostały przedstawione sylwetki młodych aktywistów z całego świata, którzy pokazali wszystkim, w jaki sposób można stawić czoła niesprawiedliwości.
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Published May 17, 2023
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July 15, 2021
This book is seriously ambitious, complex and far-reaching. It covers everything from the history of child rights to definitions, statistics and legal explanations of every manner of child discrimination. Chapter titles include “Steps to take if you are being physically or sexually abused” and “Become an activist.” Topics include torture, child soldiers, police beatings, indigenous and gay rights, the right to education and play, disability discrimination and so on.
The good news is that this 280-page book, directed at youth, includes 60 pages of stories to which young people can relate: appealing profiles of survivors, activists and inspiring groups, including such celebrities as Malala Yousafzai and Anne Frank. These allow the reader to “breathe” between (here’s the bad news) blocks of text that sometimes read like a lawyers’ manual.
The breadth of information is astounding, a stellar effort. There’s no issue not covered, from conversion therapy to disability discrimination, apartheid to female genital mutilation. That makes it an intimidating read, but when seen as a sort of encyclopedia you dip into for a particular issue or two, it’s invaluable.
The layout helps it from feeling like all the information weighs a ton. Sidebars, breakout definitions, profiles and other boxes of text were all a great idea. But still, the writing is frequently stiff, and with words and phrases like “neurodiverse,” “optional protocols” and “jus cogens,” can the authors truly expect a child in a troubling situation to read, recognize and suddenly grow wings to escape it? It’s more useful, perhaps, for converting the curious into activists. Or again, to use as an encyclopedia for a particular page rather than a read-through.
In other words, here’s a valuable tome, but one that could have tried harder to be accessible to children themselves. Hopefully it offers the wealth of material necessary for other writers to break it down and serve it up in a more palatable manner.
This review also appears on www.YAdudebooks.ca
The good news is that this 280-page book, directed at youth, includes 60 pages of stories to which young people can relate: appealing profiles of survivors, activists and inspiring groups, including such celebrities as Malala Yousafzai and Anne Frank. These allow the reader to “breathe” between (here’s the bad news) blocks of text that sometimes read like a lawyers’ manual.
The breadth of information is astounding, a stellar effort. There’s no issue not covered, from conversion therapy to disability discrimination, apartheid to female genital mutilation. That makes it an intimidating read, but when seen as a sort of encyclopedia you dip into for a particular issue or two, it’s invaluable.
The layout helps it from feeling like all the information weighs a ton. Sidebars, breakout definitions, profiles and other boxes of text were all a great idea. But still, the writing is frequently stiff, and with words and phrases like “neurodiverse,” “optional protocols” and “jus cogens,” can the authors truly expect a child in a troubling situation to read, recognize and suddenly grow wings to escape it? It’s more useful, perhaps, for converting the curious into activists. Or again, to use as an encyclopedia for a particular page rather than a read-through.
In other words, here’s a valuable tome, but one that could have tried harder to be accessible to children themselves. Hopefully it offers the wealth of material necessary for other writers to break it down and serve it up in a more palatable manner.
This review also appears on www.YAdudebooks.ca
October 27, 2021
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Know Your Rights: and Claim Them is a book for children and young adults, up to the age of 17 (Because under 18s have their own set of human rights). It contains vital information for those under 18 on what rights they have in the vast majority of countries around the world.
The book covers the history of child rights, the different rights the child has and gives real-life examples of how children have fought for their rights.
The book opens with a message from Angelina Jolie regarding how many adults won’t want children to read this book as it gives the reader knowledge that will empower them and arm them with information on the rights they have had since birth but probably didn’t know about. I totally understand her view and I can hazard a guess that many children don’t understand that they have plenty of rights in law. However, whilst I commend that a book like this has been written I can also hazard a guess that it won’t make it into the hands of those that truly need it, especially those that are in dangerous and horrific situations.
The book is split into four sections: Know your Rights, Understand your Rights, Claim your rights, and Resources and Other Information and is a book that the reader can dip in and out of. It is filled to the brim with law and rights and includes everything a child needs to know.
Whilst I do commend what the authors have written, the book comes across as quite clunky and is not very visually appealing. It tries to pack every little detail into the 288 pages and uses legal jargon throughout. Yes, there is a guide at the back for looking up these terms but this means the reader keeps on having to stop, look up the guide, read what the word or phrase means and return to where they left off. It feels very much like reading an encyclopaedia.
Finding the right balance was key with this book and I’m not too sure that it has been found. Regardless of my thoughts, this is a book that every school, library, etc should have. I do hope that it makes it into the hands of those that need it and that they can understand it and use the vital knowledge they will have gained to help change their situation.
Know Your Rights: and Claim Them is a book for children and young adults, up to the age of 17 (Because under 18s have their own set of human rights). It contains vital information for those under 18 on what rights they have in the vast majority of countries around the world.
The book covers the history of child rights, the different rights the child has and gives real-life examples of how children have fought for their rights.
The book opens with a message from Angelina Jolie regarding how many adults won’t want children to read this book as it gives the reader knowledge that will empower them and arm them with information on the rights they have had since birth but probably didn’t know about. I totally understand her view and I can hazard a guess that many children don’t understand that they have plenty of rights in law. However, whilst I commend that a book like this has been written I can also hazard a guess that it won’t make it into the hands of those that truly need it, especially those that are in dangerous and horrific situations.
The book is split into four sections: Know your Rights, Understand your Rights, Claim your rights, and Resources and Other Information and is a book that the reader can dip in and out of. It is filled to the brim with law and rights and includes everything a child needs to know.
Whilst I do commend what the authors have written, the book comes across as quite clunky and is not very visually appealing. It tries to pack every little detail into the 288 pages and uses legal jargon throughout. Yes, there is a guide at the back for looking up these terms but this means the reader keeps on having to stop, look up the guide, read what the word or phrase means and return to where they left off. It feels very much like reading an encyclopaedia.
Finding the right balance was key with this book and I’m not too sure that it has been found. Regardless of my thoughts, this is a book that every school, library, etc should have. I do hope that it makes it into the hands of those that need it and that they can understand it and use the vital knowledge they will have gained to help change their situation.
October 2, 2021
I really appreciate what they’re doing here. Giving young people access to their own rights. They clearly respect children and understand they are smart and capable. It’s not a great book but the contents are deeply worthy and I’m glad it exists.
October 17, 2021
This isn't just a book but an actual tool that can actually empower young people around the world to know and claim their rights. You are free not to read the book from start to finish, as you'd do with a regular one, but you can skip sections and only focus on those parts who are of interest to you.
The book is conveniently divided into section and there a few major ones. Those sections tackle all children rights and give the readers an insight into how the law should protect them and their rights and how things are in reality. It is obvious most of the time governments don't uphold some or all those rights. The book also includes stories of real young people from different countries who are making or have made a difference in the place they live or in the world.
The words used can sometimes be hard to understand especially for young people living in refugee camps or who, in general, didn't have or don't have access to a good education. The authors have done their best to explain all the difficult words (there is a whole part dedicate to that at the end of the book) and to make the text easier to read thanks to boxes etc. I think that is very important for adults to read this book as well and to use it as a starting point to empower children and young people in their lives about knowing and claiming their rights (their own kids, pupils etc). These adults can eventually break down the book or the sections and use simpler words, if that is the case. I will surely be doing that and using the book as a starting point to teach kids about their human rights as I'll be travelling the world.
Then, why didn't I give it 5 stars? Because, as I was expecting, the book doesn't include children and young poeple living with life-threatining illnesses. Yes, it sometimes mention disability, hospitals or sick kids, but disability doesn't necessarly mean living with a life-threatining illness and, as I've said, these are nothing more than mentions. The amount of information provided about all the topics doesn't really include young people who are forced to stay in hospital for a long time, or who may be at home but being so sick to be unable to get out of bed. I run my own charity to support young people with cancer and when I've heard the book was in the making I contacted Amnesty, because I was afraid they wouldn't include these young people, they have been very kind but in the end they didn't include those young people. Which are a young person's rights about deciding about their own death? And what if parents/doctors don't want them to know what is really going on? These are just the first two examples who came to my mind. It's like, and this sadly often happens, these young people are not really included until they get at least a little better, and to me that is wrong.
That being said, I strongly encourage anyone to read this book, regardless of your age, where your live and so on. It doesn't offer all the answers, but it does its best to point you in the right direction. I think this book is much needed, especially at this time with so much going on in the world. This can actually be a powerful tool to encourage more young people to get into activism and to possibly save lives. Knowing our own rights, and the rights of others, is the first step to fight for them. I congratulate all the authors for this much needed tool, and I can only imagine the effort in bringing this to life. I hope many countries will translate it and provide the book to as many of their young people as possible.
The book is conveniently divided into section and there a few major ones. Those sections tackle all children rights and give the readers an insight into how the law should protect them and their rights and how things are in reality. It is obvious most of the time governments don't uphold some or all those rights. The book also includes stories of real young people from different countries who are making or have made a difference in the place they live or in the world.
The words used can sometimes be hard to understand especially for young people living in refugee camps or who, in general, didn't have or don't have access to a good education. The authors have done their best to explain all the difficult words (there is a whole part dedicate to that at the end of the book) and to make the text easier to read thanks to boxes etc. I think that is very important for adults to read this book as well and to use it as a starting point to empower children and young people in their lives about knowing and claiming their rights (their own kids, pupils etc). These adults can eventually break down the book or the sections and use simpler words, if that is the case. I will surely be doing that and using the book as a starting point to teach kids about their human rights as I'll be travelling the world.
Then, why didn't I give it 5 stars? Because, as I was expecting, the book doesn't include children and young poeple living with life-threatining illnesses. Yes, it sometimes mention disability, hospitals or sick kids, but disability doesn't necessarly mean living with a life-threatining illness and, as I've said, these are nothing more than mentions. The amount of information provided about all the topics doesn't really include young people who are forced to stay in hospital for a long time, or who may be at home but being so sick to be unable to get out of bed. I run my own charity to support young people with cancer and when I've heard the book was in the making I contacted Amnesty, because I was afraid they wouldn't include these young people, they have been very kind but in the end they didn't include those young people. Which are a young person's rights about deciding about their own death? And what if parents/doctors don't want them to know what is really going on? These are just the first two examples who came to my mind. It's like, and this sadly often happens, these young people are not really included until they get at least a little better, and to me that is wrong.
That being said, I strongly encourage anyone to read this book, regardless of your age, where your live and so on. It doesn't offer all the answers, but it does its best to point you in the right direction. I think this book is much needed, especially at this time with so much going on in the world. This can actually be a powerful tool to encourage more young people to get into activism and to possibly save lives. Knowing our own rights, and the rights of others, is the first step to fight for them. I congratulate all the authors for this much needed tool, and I can only imagine the effort in bringing this to life. I hope many countries will translate it and provide the book to as many of their young people as possible.
April 9, 2022
aprendí un monton de cosas, siento que este libro está tomado de un lugar perfecto, te explica un millón de situaciones que están sucediendo y sucedieron y que gran parte de las personas no saben. la verdad lo super recomiendo porque aprendes mucho sobre tus derechos y los de los demás, sobre cómo varían las cosas en cada país y como a muchas personas les prohíben sus derechos.
ame que una de las razones por las que nació este libro haya sido por angelina jolie<3333333
ame que una de las razones por las que nació este libro haya sido por angelina jolie<3333333
April 14, 2023
Really good!
The information is quite heavy but pretty matter-of-fact - I imagine myself recommending this to my students above 16 in future, it would be great for a classroom discussion
The information is quite heavy but pretty matter-of-fact - I imagine myself recommending this to my students above 16 in future, it would be great for a classroom discussion
January 23, 2025
Doesn’t mention Israel @ all 👀 wtf
January 14, 2023
3.5 stars
interesting but not my kind of book.
interesting but not my kind of book.
December 30, 2021
I really don’t know what to say about this book. On the one hand the idea of this book is brilliant and very important but when it comes to how this book was written, I’m just not sure if this book will really be enjoyed by its target audience. ‘Know Your rights and Claim Them’ is a non-fiction book aimed at teens, teaching them exactly what rights they have and how they can make sure they can claim those rights.
The book begins with an introduction to the history of children’s rights and how they came about before moving on to explaining what all the different ‘rights of the Child’ are. These include the right to play, identity, freedom of thought, etc. Each right is shown in an easy to understand table before being broken down into more detail with a description of each individual right as well as an explanation for what it means for children/teens and what the reality is of this right in our world today.
Although the basic information about what each right is and what it means for children reading this book is easy to understand and explained quite well, I do think that the further explanations of what the reality is of these rights in the world and, how many children in different countries don’t have these rights upheld, is where the book started to falter a little for me. These sections often go on for far too long explaining how unjust the world is and in what ways many children find their rights violated or not upheld. These sections do go into some detail about things that happen to some children like rape, slavery, murders, and could be a little overwhelming for more sensitive teens reading this who hope to just find out what their rights are. Apart from these sections detailing the reality of the world for many children and teenagers, before showing another Right, the book shows some real life teenagers from around the world and how they have or are taking action and fighting for their rights.
Each ‘right’ is explained well, but I felt that these parts on the reality as well as the teens taking action just made the whole book feel too long. When I first started reading this book I thought all the rights would be explained properly first and then these sections about these inspiring young people making a difference in the world would be in a separate chapter, but everything is dumped together making each ‘right’ so long to read about and the chapter on what your rights are is so large it takes up the majority of the entire book! As a result, when reading it I found it hard to quickly read about a specific right as there’s so much other information dumped along with it.
The information about all the children and teens fighting for their rights was very interesting and I found myself enjoying learning about so many inspirational young people. Some of them are teens now while other stories follow the stories of people who were children/teens at the time of their inspirational protesting, campaigning, etc. I really enjoyed reading about all of these stories especially as they contained both well known to me people like Greta Thunberg and some not so well known teens (to me) from around the world.
The last main chapter of the book is filled with information about claiming your rights. I like how this explains what teens can do such as contacting politicians and going on peaceful marches. But parts of this chapter are very long and go on about such details like what to do if you encounter tear gas or the police wanting to arrest you, that I don’t know in the end if this book would have made me feel empowered as a teenager or a little worried about what could happen if I tried to protest, and I’m also not sure about the advice that meeting strangers (who want to meet you if you become well known for campaigning) should be done when you go with someone, though it’s okay to meet someone alone if it’s a very public place.
The last part of the book features a glossary of many of the terms used in the book as well as information on the organisations around the world, UK and Austraila and New Zealand which can be contacted for help or information. I would have preferred if these organisations had some contact information rather than relying on the reader having to search online, especially after the book does mention things like poverty which could make it harder for teens to just search for something online.
After reading this book I don’t know what to think. While this book is great and filled with important information on the rights of every child and teenager which everyone should know, I think the way the book has been written just misses the mark and I found myself struggling to get through the material. Although some reviewers have said it was easy to read, I found it very difficult. Much of the writing contained words or phrases that even I had to look up a few times in the glossary. I’m not used to the whole legal jargon and some of the words used just didn’t feel like something that a young person might even know. I certainly know that the teen me would have found reading this very difficult.
As well as some of the words and phrases using such words that made it flow less well, it just felt like sections about the reality of our world were so long, that as, one reviewer put it, it really is large blocks of information dumping, and I have to admit that it did take me a long time to read this book as I sometimes read something and then completely forgot what I had read after just reading it. It feels like it wasn’t written by an author who knows how to communicate information to younger people.
Overall what the publishers and authors have tried to do is good. I think the chance for children to know what all of their rights are is very important. I certainly didn’t know of the rights I had as a child and a book explaining these and how to claim them if I’m being denied some rights is a great idea. But this book just feels too long and I feel it could have been better written and arranged with perhaps information on inspirational teens in a separate chapter. The forward by Angelina Jolie is good, but the rest of the book just feels a mixture of partly easy reading and some more difficult to read passages.
Though the intention was good I do think for some children and teens, especially those perhaps who haven’t been educated in using a range of ‘legal terms’, might find it hard reading this and I just think this book would have been far better if it had been condensed to a smaller size, and concentrated more on the rights and the basic points of how to claim them, rather than go into such detail that left me, an adult, struggling to read. I don’t know if part of the problem is one of the authors is a QC so perhaps didn’t know how to explain these issues easier to kids but it just didn’t work for me and it took me a long time to get through this book as I just constantly wanted to put it down due to such long parts. As I said the intention is good and rating is therefore not about the idea of children knowing their rights (which I do think is very important), but the way the book is written, just isn’t done well unfortunately and could have been much shorter and more succinct.
-Thanks to Andersen Press for a free copy for review.
The book begins with an introduction to the history of children’s rights and how they came about before moving on to explaining what all the different ‘rights of the Child’ are. These include the right to play, identity, freedom of thought, etc. Each right is shown in an easy to understand table before being broken down into more detail with a description of each individual right as well as an explanation for what it means for children/teens and what the reality is of this right in our world today.
Although the basic information about what each right is and what it means for children reading this book is easy to understand and explained quite well, I do think that the further explanations of what the reality is of these rights in the world and, how many children in different countries don’t have these rights upheld, is where the book started to falter a little for me. These sections often go on for far too long explaining how unjust the world is and in what ways many children find their rights violated or not upheld. These sections do go into some detail about things that happen to some children like rape, slavery, murders, and could be a little overwhelming for more sensitive teens reading this who hope to just find out what their rights are. Apart from these sections detailing the reality of the world for many children and teenagers, before showing another Right, the book shows some real life teenagers from around the world and how they have or are taking action and fighting for their rights.
Each ‘right’ is explained well, but I felt that these parts on the reality as well as the teens taking action just made the whole book feel too long. When I first started reading this book I thought all the rights would be explained properly first and then these sections about these inspiring young people making a difference in the world would be in a separate chapter, but everything is dumped together making each ‘right’ so long to read about and the chapter on what your rights are is so large it takes up the majority of the entire book! As a result, when reading it I found it hard to quickly read about a specific right as there’s so much other information dumped along with it.
The information about all the children and teens fighting for their rights was very interesting and I found myself enjoying learning about so many inspirational young people. Some of them are teens now while other stories follow the stories of people who were children/teens at the time of their inspirational protesting, campaigning, etc. I really enjoyed reading about all of these stories especially as they contained both well known to me people like Greta Thunberg and some not so well known teens (to me) from around the world.
The last main chapter of the book is filled with information about claiming your rights. I like how this explains what teens can do such as contacting politicians and going on peaceful marches. But parts of this chapter are very long and go on about such details like what to do if you encounter tear gas or the police wanting to arrest you, that I don’t know in the end if this book would have made me feel empowered as a teenager or a little worried about what could happen if I tried to protest, and I’m also not sure about the advice that meeting strangers (who want to meet you if you become well known for campaigning) should be done when you go with someone, though it’s okay to meet someone alone if it’s a very public place.
The last part of the book features a glossary of many of the terms used in the book as well as information on the organisations around the world, UK and Austraila and New Zealand which can be contacted for help or information. I would have preferred if these organisations had some contact information rather than relying on the reader having to search online, especially after the book does mention things like poverty which could make it harder for teens to just search for something online.
After reading this book I don’t know what to think. While this book is great and filled with important information on the rights of every child and teenager which everyone should know, I think the way the book has been written just misses the mark and I found myself struggling to get through the material. Although some reviewers have said it was easy to read, I found it very difficult. Much of the writing contained words or phrases that even I had to look up a few times in the glossary. I’m not used to the whole legal jargon and some of the words used just didn’t feel like something that a young person might even know. I certainly know that the teen me would have found reading this very difficult.
As well as some of the words and phrases using such words that made it flow less well, it just felt like sections about the reality of our world were so long, that as, one reviewer put it, it really is large blocks of information dumping, and I have to admit that it did take me a long time to read this book as I sometimes read something and then completely forgot what I had read after just reading it. It feels like it wasn’t written by an author who knows how to communicate information to younger people.
Overall what the publishers and authors have tried to do is good. I think the chance for children to know what all of their rights are is very important. I certainly didn’t know of the rights I had as a child and a book explaining these and how to claim them if I’m being denied some rights is a great idea. But this book just feels too long and I feel it could have been better written and arranged with perhaps information on inspirational teens in a separate chapter. The forward by Angelina Jolie is good, but the rest of the book just feels a mixture of partly easy reading and some more difficult to read passages.
Though the intention was good I do think for some children and teens, especially those perhaps who haven’t been educated in using a range of ‘legal terms’, might find it hard reading this and I just think this book would have been far better if it had been condensed to a smaller size, and concentrated more on the rights and the basic points of how to claim them, rather than go into such detail that left me, an adult, struggling to read. I don’t know if part of the problem is one of the authors is a QC so perhaps didn’t know how to explain these issues easier to kids but it just didn’t work for me and it took me a long time to get through this book as I just constantly wanted to put it down due to such long parts. As I said the intention is good and rating is therefore not about the idea of children knowing their rights (which I do think is very important), but the way the book is written, just isn’t done well unfortunately and could have been much shorter and more succinct.
-Thanks to Andersen Press for a free copy for review.
September 26, 2021
You'll see this book heralded as being ambitious, and it certainly is. It tries to tackle many pertinent issues to young people, most of which are bleak and difficult to fathom to those unaffected by them, and actually it manages to tackle each of them extremely well. I think it's an impressive encyclopaedia rather than a tome expected to be read in one sitting - divided into appropriate questions or topics which young people affected by one of the issues could dip in to and consider how to deal with or improve that situation. Equally it serves as an eye-opener regardless of your own personal situation, providing excellent insight and supporting legislation which debunks popular misconceptions or answers commonly misunderstood issues.
So that is ambitious, but is it successful? I think it is, for the most part. The authors go to great lengths to include quotes or real stories, with images, to help break through to their audience. I'm not sure this completely succeeds, because there is naturally a reasonable degree of information-dumping on the reader and much of the language used is probably quite advanced or isolating for some of the young people in those situations. I think it's quite a difficult balance to strike, and whilst some tools are provided it's probably an unrealistic stretch to think becoming an activist or using some of the tools suggested is enough to help some of these individuals to escape their situations. Regardless, if it was me I would be incredibly grateful to see that I wasn't alone, and maybe that's the point.
ARC provided from the publishers in exchange for an honest review.
So that is ambitious, but is it successful? I think it is, for the most part. The authors go to great lengths to include quotes or real stories, with images, to help break through to their audience. I'm not sure this completely succeeds, because there is naturally a reasonable degree of information-dumping on the reader and much of the language used is probably quite advanced or isolating for some of the young people in those situations. I think it's quite a difficult balance to strike, and whilst some tools are provided it's probably an unrealistic stretch to think becoming an activist or using some of the tools suggested is enough to help some of these individuals to escape their situations. Regardless, if it was me I would be incredibly grateful to see that I wasn't alone, and maybe that's the point.
ARC provided from the publishers in exchange for an honest review.
January 10, 2023
This is actually a brilliant book. It covers all sorts of laws specific for child protection. It explains how these laws will ideally work, and the unfortunate reality of how many of them work (if they even work at all).
I think highlighting the ‘ideal’ and the ‘reality’ ensured that this book doesn’t just sugarcoat things for its target audience, while still maintaining hope. I also love that they included stories of real-life children that used (and are using) these laws to fight for their rights and those of other kids in their societies. Quite empowering!
I learnt A LOT from reading this one, and I only gave it 3.5 stars because I didn’t think the information in it will be easily assimilated by every child. It’s dense in the scope it offers, and while this is definitely a good thing, it just means more adults will need to read it to simplify the knowledge for younger children.
Still, I’m really happy I read this book because it reminded me why (and how) children should be protected.
I think highlighting the ‘ideal’ and the ‘reality’ ensured that this book doesn’t just sugarcoat things for its target audience, while still maintaining hope. I also love that they included stories of real-life children that used (and are using) these laws to fight for their rights and those of other kids in their societies. Quite empowering!
I learnt A LOT from reading this one, and I only gave it 3.5 stars because I didn’t think the information in it will be easily assimilated by every child. It’s dense in the scope it offers, and while this is definitely a good thing, it just means more adults will need to read it to simplify the knowledge for younger children.
Still, I’m really happy I read this book because it reminded me why (and how) children should be protected.
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September 16, 2021Outstanding, ambitious title for socially engaged young people. Some of the information is a little dense, but that's to be expected given the subject matter.
Explanations of each part of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are fascinating, and I appreciate that each description is followed by a "What's the Reality?" section, acknowledging that these rights are not equally protected everywhere. The brief stories about young people around the world who have fought to have these rights recognized are profoundly motivating. Even without all this, the third section alone, a practical, step-by-step guide to activism, would make this book essential.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read a digital ARC of this title. #KnowYourRightsandClaimThem #NetGalley
Explanations of each part of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are fascinating, and I appreciate that each description is followed by a "What's the Reality?" section, acknowledging that these rights are not equally protected everywhere. The brief stories about young people around the world who have fought to have these rights recognized are profoundly motivating. Even without all this, the third section alone, a practical, step-by-step guide to activism, would make this book essential.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read a digital ARC of this title. #KnowYourRightsandClaimThem #NetGalley
September 25, 2021
‘Know Your Rights and Claim Them, A Guide For Youth’ ~ by Amnesty International, Angelina Jolie & Geraldine Van Bueren . This book should be on every school curriculum, it contains everything you need to know about children’s rights and includes various stories of child activists from around the world and how they fought for injustice and claimed their rights. A very important and informative read.
January 6, 2022
Should be required reading not just for young people, but everyone. Especially police, teachers, youth workers, parents/guardians. Clearly explains what the rights are, why they’re important, how to go about fighting for them. But also how to decide which to focus on, how to do it safely, and - if you’re someone already privileged to enjoy all or most of their rights - how to be an ally to those who don’t.
January 12, 2023
2.5 stars. Uneven and content varied (some parts deep dive, overview of rights more useful?) so not sure it hits its target or that it meets the needs of its assumed audience. I hope it does. I’m not sure that the stories of amazing young activists is motivation, often makes me feel daunted? Reminded me of a book I read a couple of years ago, called Make it happen, how to be an activist by Amika George which I think was a bit more accessibility. Anyhoo, hope it meets a need and good luck to it
March 28, 2023
An engaging and thoughtful guide for youth about the various rights they have and how to take action. This book is presented in a way of explaining what different rights are and how to strive for them. It presents stories of young people such as Greta Thunberg across the globe and their fight for rights. I would recommend this to any young person wanting to stand up for themselves and the world around them.
October 29, 2025
This book is a great foundation for minors looking to get involved politically or understand their rights. I wish it delved into more details, but that might just be due to my background in political science. Some of the content felt surface-level in my opinion. Still, it's a good read, and I'd recommend it to any minor specifically. I misunderstood the title mentioning "Youth," and I had assumed that meant young people and not simply minors.
December 21, 2025
Dieses Sachbuch erklärt die Kinderrechte - was die einzelnen Rechte bedeuten und wo Ideal und Realität auseinanderklaffen. Es ist größtenteils sehr deprimierend zu lesen. Alle Kinderrechte, die es gibt, wurden deshalb aufgeschrieben, weil sie eben nicht überall eingehalten werden. Es ist sehr traurig. Aber das Buch bleibt da nicht stehen. Es gibt konkrete Beispiele und Anleitungen, was man tun kann um aktiv zu werden. Trotz allem auch ein sehr hoffnungsvolles Buch.
March 10, 2022
This reads more like a textbook for children and young adults. It contains vital information for children to know what their legal rights are, and as the title suggests, how to claim those rights. The book goes from giving a history of child rights to showing kids how to become activists.
November 4, 2021
A must read. It should be a compulsory read in schools.
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December 30, 2021DNF
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January 6, 2022Wonder if the grandchildren will appreciate the audiobook more...
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January 6, 2022Good reference guide. Not sure how much it will resonate with anyone under maybe age 18. Especially appreciated all the stories about young activists.
January 26, 2022
Full of essential information on the rights of the child, the book is a bit heavy for a youthful audience.
February 15, 2022
It was a quick and educational read, definitely aimed at a younger audience
March 8, 2022
I think it is a very important book that every child should read because it is so important to know about your rights and for some reason they don’t teach us in school.
March 24, 2022
Very important book (especially for children)
April 14, 2022
Extremely helpful for young people that are vulnerable and don’t have help and don’t know what is right step to take and how to do it.
Thank you for the author.
Thank you for the author.
June 8, 2022
- Essential rights-claiming manual for our สามกีบ fellow.
- This book also features Chana's demonstration on climate crisis section. i'm speechless.
- This book also features Chana's demonstration on climate crisis section. i'm speechless.
March 16, 2023
Brilliant resource for children and young people, clearly articulated and concise.
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