20 November: Giornata dei Diritti dell’Infanzia e dell’Adolescenza. The right to express themselves and be heard,it.

The Convention on the Rights of Childhood and Adolescence. With the right of expression girls, bambini, girls and boys have the right and the responsibility of the I CAN SAY… dell’IO POSSO NARRARE…

It is a recognition that comes from afar and induces us to remember the civilization of ancient Greece that, from what we know so far, first he emphasized the word as a conscious manifestation of logos (of thought), for which the people can express your consent or disagreement.

The word, in the dialogues, It was also the heart of the play. "Just as the heroes of the Greek tragedies, through "the’I can say"The subject speaks to others of his action, and others recognize it able to say ' (Ricoeur, 2005, p. 113).

It is precisely the mask that characterized the characters - "prosopon,"Voice resounding" - which derives the term "person", he / she who has voice to say and to be heard, He voiced to assert their rights: is the manifestation of that '' l 'I can say"The rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Constitution.

 

The mask, made of wood and worn by actors wore on stage political or moral issues on which they wanted to make us think the people, It had the function of making viewers distinguishable facial features of the characters and to sound the voice for easy listening.

Speak and be heard…

  • "Everyone has the right to freely express their thoughts in speech, writing or any other means of communication '. (Cost.27-12-1947. Part one: art.21).
  • "States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of discernment the right to freely express his opinion on any matter affecting the child, the views of the child being given due consideration, taking into account her age and degree of maturity. To this end, is the opportunity to be heard shall in particular be to the child [...]» (UN Convention on the Rights, 1989, art. 12).

20 November 2014: the Convention on the Rights of the Child makes 25 year old!

ART. 12: The child has the right to express their views whenever decisions are made concerning him and his opinion must be given due weight.
ART 13: The child has the right to freely say what they think, with the means they prefer.

Convention IT on the Rights of the Child (Convention on the Rigths of the Child), approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations 20 November 1989.

The participation CCRR in giving voice to these items: Thank Convention!!!