Rights Of The Child Essay

Looking more specifically into the rights of a child, we can look at the Declaration on the Rights of The Child which states in article six part two that: “States Parties shall ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child.” And in article thirteen: “The child shall have the right to freedom of expression” (Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989). If the way we are treating trans youth is causing nearly fifty percent of them to attempt suicide how can we say we are attempting to ensure the survival of the child? If through the laws and institutions of the state trans youth are being forced or coerced into acting as if they are something they are not, such as forcing them into the wrong bathroom, how can it be claimed we are upholding their right to freedom of expression?
So trans people are negatively effected by violence, discrimination, and unjust laws. These issues also fall under human rights abuses as the government has either been unwilling to help its citizens uphold their fundamental rights, or actively working against them through legal …show more content…
This lack of protection cannot be blamed solely on those who expressly deny the rights of trans people, as prior to the early 2000s it was not uncommon for LGBT organizations to push local governments for all inclusive protections only to jettison the Trans portion of the plan to allow the LGB portion to pass through (Taylor, 2014:116). While these conflicts have died down in recent years there is still pressure in some LGBT organizations to place other priorities higher than protection of trans people (Taylor, 2014: 121). It can be difficult for trans people to become an equal part of the LGBT coalition especially if the rest of the coalition sees Trans issues as the most expendable even in recent years where more broad non-discrimination ordnances are becoming more common