Osnabrück, October 28, 2024-A Terre of Hommes analysis published today shows that positions of the AfD contradict the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
"We start an information campaign to draw attention to the dangers that bring the positions of the AfD for the well -being and the rights of children. This topic has so far been considered and analyzed far too little," says Joshua Hofert, board spokesman for Terre des Hommes.
Terre des Hommes has been committed to recognition, enforcement and compliance with children's rights for over 50 years, to which 196 countries have committed themselves to the United Nations. However, the idea that all children have these rights equally is massively questioned today - also in Germany.
"While we see a place at school where children can develop their potential according to their skills and learn to respect the rights of other people and cultures, the AfD is committed to authoritarian schools with virtues such as obedience and discipline. It also requires that children with special educational needs are excluded from the regular schools. This form of two -class society is already splitting among children and contradicts the idea of education. Children's Rights Convention, "said Joshua Hofert.
The fact that children are instrumentalized by the AfD for political purposes can be seen from their demands. The AfD is committed to holding 12-year-old children responsible for criminal law, but at the same time turns against the reduction of the age to 16 years. In addition, the AfD polemicizes against government interventions in the upbringing, but the free decision on gender measures is to be withdrawn from parents and children. "We put the Child Rights Convention on the right to the rights of children of this child policy and once again ask you to anchor child rights in the Basic Law," said Joshua Hofert.
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