Title: WHAT ARE YOUTH RIGHTS? - NYRA
Headings: WHAT ARE YOUTH RIGHTS?
WHAT ARE YOUTH RIGHTS?
Young people are denied basic human and civil rights.
Young people are at the mercy of parents and older people.
Young people are held to a double standard of behavior.
Young people are subject to false negative stereotypes.
Young people are treated as incapable, even when quite capable.
Young people are segregated from older society.
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Content: Like racial, ethnic, gender, and other stereotypes, stereotypes about youth might describe certain individuals, but they certainly don’t (and with the contradictions, can’t) describe us all. But their existence does demean us all, and when they inform the way we are treated and the laws we live under, they directly harm us. Young people are treated as incapable, even when quite capable. Society assumes that young people are incapable of taking on most responsibilities, making good decisions and contributing to society in a meaningful way. However, millions of young people are employed and volunteer in the community. Many young people also have what are seen as “adult” responsibilities, such as being the primary caregiver for an ailing family member, and running a business. People under age 18 have the ability to win a Nobel Prize, reach the summit of Mount Everest, conduct cancer research, become published authors, teach a graduate-level course in nuclear physics, run a school, work for NASA, and risk their lives to save others. Examples of accomplished young people can be found throughout history as well as today. It is espe