More than a quarter of a century has passed since Canada promised to recognize and respect the rights of children under the United Nations Convention on the Rig

Canada signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child over a decade ago, yet there is still a lack of awareness about and provision for childre

In "Empowering Children," R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell assert that educating children about their basic rights is a necessary means not only of fulfilling

"Published in cooperation with the Human Rights Institute of the Center for Applied Ethics, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne."

In 1991, the Government of Canada ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, requiring governments at all levels to ensure that Canadian