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    Children and young people deserve to be protected from harm, but this in itself is not enough.
     
    We must recognise that children and young people are the holders of a wide range of rights, including the right to express their views and to participate in the making of decisions which affect them. 

    Recent years have seen policy proposals leading to the demonisation of children, reinforcing divisions between generations and damaging young people's respect for law and order.

    This is why we have fought against child curfew law (which sweeps up the innocent with the guilty), ASBOs, and the naming and shaming of children.

    If we want more respect in our society we must start by respecting our young people. 
  • News

    • Partnership between Liberty and young racing driver

    • Liberty’s logo will grace the car of 16-year-old Alice Powell, a racing driver and the only female in Formula Renault UK. Alice is a member of the Manor Competition team and the youngest ever female driver in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship – the 150mph single-seater race series which is a stepping stone to Formula One.
    • 01.09.2009
    • BUZZ OFF - Campaign to stamp out the Mosquito

    • Using technology originally designed to scare away vermin, the ‘Mosquito’ is a device that emits a very high frequency buzzing sound which cannot be heard by people over the age of 25. Liberty has joined the BUZZ OFF campaign to stop the use of these devices.
    • 12.11.2007
  • Recommended Reading

  • Libby Brooks' analysis of 'growing up in modern Britain' is a provocative and timely portrait of childhood told through the lives of ten young people.
  • Camila Batmanghelidjh  bears witness to abused and neglected 
    children, highlighting
    the effects of early traumatic episodes.
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