These include the right to education, cultural activities, access to information about yourself, the freedom to think and say what you want and the freedom of religion. These are rights to help you develop mentally and socially.

For example children under Article 16 have a right to personal privacy. This means nobody is allowed to open your letters or listen in on your phone calls - unless the law says they are allowed to or you say they can. For more information on your privacy rights, see our information sheet called “Young People and Privacy”.