Thread by @DebraJ43

Let's look at the rights of children. In BC I don't see how we are protecting them or following the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child when it comes to their health and safety. 1/11🧵

The special set of rights for children and young people (18 and younger) is called the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). On November 20th, 1989 the UNCRC was unanimously adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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Almost every country of the world eagerly ratified it throughout the next decade and it has become the most widely ratified human rights document in the world.
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Canada played a leading role in its development and ratified the Convention in 1991. Once countries ratify the convention they are legally bound to what it says.
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They are obliged to review their domestic laws and practices regarding children and to make any changes needed to reach the minimum standards set by the Convention.
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Source: scyofbc.org
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Source:
canada.ca/en/canadian-he…
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I'm not a lawyer but I implore BC to ask themselves how we are protecting our children.
We are their voice. We are their protectors and advocates.
IMO we are trampling on #2 & #3 of the guiding principles of the Convention in the last tweet.
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We are all "duty bearers" to children. Are we bearing any duty in BC?
👫 - children aren't being protected from a virus that can disable, damage and kill them in their schools & daycares.
👫 - children aren't being given timely medical care.
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Is our apathy for all things Covid lulling us into a complacency where we are accepting this for our children?
Please say no.🤞
Once it came down to harming our children I thought we would put our collective foot down and fight.
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We now know better.
Let's now demand better BC.
Please .....💔👫

#bcpoli #bcmedia
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