Who-Am-I?
"What Are My Rights" And Self-Esteem

What rights do I think I have? Can we demand rights without assuming responsibilities? How does it feel when you must stop doing something you want to do when it is infringing the rights of others? Art by Jessica (11) from Italy , 2002

I think everybody should know about their rights and I'm afraid that not everybody knows which rights they have. In my country children become adult in age of 18, at least they become selfsupporting by laws, so leagally their parents do not have to take care of them. For not so many years children became adult by 14, it changed to 16, and finally 18. You can not marry in my country untill you are 18. But actually nobody looks at you as an audult before you get 20, until then you are still a teenager. I gues I agree whith this, at least I don't look at myself as an audult, and I'm seventeen, and I don't think I will look at myself as an adult in a year. I think that for example going to scool is everybodys right, but going to special and privat scool are a kind of privilege. Rights are infringed when a child cant go to scool, doesn't get the healtcare he or she needs. Lilja from Iceland

I agree too Lilja every person has a right to learn and get an education. I am aware of my rights too and I don't think I will consider myself as an adult when i turn 18 that would actually be in 2 years since i am 16 years old. Its very valuable to know your rights to defend yourself from people who tell you, that you are not able to do something when you have the "rights" to do it, some people take advantage of a persons ignorance on having rights and thats not right. Sabastian -Fresno USA

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