NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — An international group of leading lawyers, physicians, physicists, epidemiologists and other children’s health experts have today announced their support for a new International Declaration intended to raise public awareness of three fundamental rights of children which are not adequately being protected: the right to be free from addictive platforms and apps; the right to be free from hazardous radiation from wireless devices; and the right to be free from commercial exploitation of private information.

Children have a fundamental human right to be free from addiction, exposure and exploitation in the digital world.

The “International Declaration on the Human Rights of Children in the Digital Age,” builds on the 1959 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Child and encourage decision makers at all levels of government and education to take immediate steps to safeguard children from potential harm. The Declaration is being promoted by two non-profit organizations, the Broadband International Legal Action Network of California (BBILAN), and Americans for Responsible Technology based in New York.

The Declaration will be presented to the United Nations on World Children’s Day,  20th November.

Abridged from press release.

In addition to the legal, health, scientific experts and child advocates who have signed, signatures from the general public are essential to show strong support. So please EVERYONE sign and share widely! 

To sign – https://www.thechildrensdeclaration.org/become-a-signatory

Declaration text – https://www.thechildrensdeclaration.org/the-declaration