“This is our right - that (adults) have to listen. This is children's rights. And if they are not abiding with that right, we will work harder to make them hear.”
Om Prakash, International Peace Prize Winner, November 19, 2006
Om Prakash, International Peace Prize Winner, November 19, 2006
"The income generated by working children in Guatemala is more than the total budget of the Ministry of Education. "
Guillermo Monroy,
Guatemalan Archbishop's office on Human Rights, March 20, 1998
Guillermo Monroy,
Guatemalan Archbishop's office on Human Rights, March 20, 1998
"Now is the time to act - for the future of our generation. The question of child abuse is crucial, we call on the general public to join hands with us."
Boonthan Verawongse,
South-East Asia Coordinator for the Global March, Malaysia, 18 February,1998
Boonthan Verawongse,
South-East Asia Coordinator for the Global March, Malaysia, 18 February,1998
"Why do we have to pay the price of poverty. We didn't create poverty, adults did."
Sultana,
a twelve-year garment factory worker from Bangladesh, Thailand, 14 February,1998.
Sultana,
a twelve-year garment factory worker from Bangladesh, Thailand, 14 February,1998.
"We want to study and learn, not beg on the streets. During the worldwide march I learnt that I, too, am a real person. Now I want to become an engineer."
Basu, 11,
a Nepalese street child, Thailand, 14 February,1998.
Basu, 11,
a Nepalese street child, Thailand, 14 February,1998.
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