What Rights Do Kids & Young People Have? - Behind the News

22,000 BTN viewers recently took the time to tell us all about your rights here in Australia. It was for a very good reason - the National Children's Commissioner wants to give the data to the United Nations. So now that the numbers have all been crunched, we look at what you said.
Our Kids’ Rights Survey was all about finding out how you guys feel about your rights as a kid. Your rights are basically the things you're entitled to no matter your religion, race, abilities, culture, class or gender. We wanted to know about a bunch of different rights, including ones to do with where you live, go to school, how you're treated, your health and the environment. We asked and more than 22,000 of you answered. So, thanks for that. You guys are awesome. All in all, you seem to agree that you have good access to your rights, especially being able to breathe clean air, being cared for and having a home, feeling safe and getting an education.
But the results also revealed something a bit worrying. Those of you who don't speak English at home are less likely to feel like you have access to all of your rights. So, it seems where you or your family come from can have a real impact on how it feels to grow up here in Australia.
When it comes to having a say in decisions that affect you, most of you agree that the places you most often get a chance to do that are at home and school.
But there's still room for improvement. Nearly 1 in 5 of you reckon Australia should be doing more to make sure kids are treated fairly and get to have a say about things that are important to them.
Well, some good news. The results of this survey are going to do just that. In November our Children's Rights Commissioner is going to deliver the results straight to the United Nations to help them understand what's being done to take care of kids here in Oz.

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