Youth rightsThe youth rights movement (also known as youth liberation) seeks to grant the rights to young people that are traditionally reserved for adults, due to having reached a specific age or sufficient maturity. This is closely akin to the notion of evolving capacities within the children's rights movement, but the youth rights movement differs from the children's rights movement in that the latter places emphasis on the welfare and protection of children through the actions and decisions of adults, while the youth rights movement seeks to grant youth the liberty to make their own decisions autonomously in the ways adults are permitted to, or to lower the legal minimum ages at which such rights are acquired, such as the age of majority and the voting age.
Youth suffrageYouth suffrage is the right of youth to vote and forms part of the broader universal suffrage and youth rights movements. Most democracies have lowered the voting age to between 16 and 18, while some advocates for children's suffrage hope to remove age restrictions entirely. Suffrage The "one man, one vote" democratic ideal supports giving voting rights to as many people as possible in order for the wisdom of a more representative electorate to create better outcomes for society.
Youth voiceYouth voice refers to the distinct ideas, opinions, attitudes, knowledge, and actions of young people as a collective body. The term youth voice often groups together a diversity of perspectives and experiences, regardless of backgrounds, identities, and cultural differences. It is frequently associated with the successful application of a variety of youth development activities, including service learning, youth research, and leadership training.
JeunesseLa jeunesse est une classe d'âge réunissant l'enfance et l'adolescence (du début de la puberté à la majorité), auxquelles s'ajoute, dans les pays développés, une période entre la majorité et l'âge de 25 voire 30 ans durant laquelle les individus sont habituellement qualifiés de « jeunes adultes ». La limite supérieure de la tranche d'âge appelée « la jeunesse » varie selon les cultures. Si l'enfance et l'adolescence sont des subdivisions unanimement admises, les pays développés, notamment occidentaux, y rajoutent généralement la catégorie des « jeunes adultes ».
Droits de l'enfantvignette|Deux enfants, sur l'île de Khong au Laos. Les droits de l’enfant sont une branche des droits de l'Homme visant la protection spécifique de l'enfant en tant qu’être humain à part entière. Ils sont l’objet de plusieurs traités nationaux et internationaux, dont le plus important est la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant (CIDE), adoptée par l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies le 20 novembre 1989.
