A new podcast, Rights Unmuted, created and hosted by Youth@CLC, the youth advisory panel at the Children’s Law Centre (CLC), is giving young people the opportunity to discuss the issues that matter most to them.
Launched on Friday 24th October, the first podcast in the series includes guests Chris Quinn, the Children’s Commissioner for Northern Ireland, as well as Fergal McFerran, the Policy and Public Affairs Manager at CLC.
The episode covers everything from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to viral memes, gen-z slang and votes at 16.
Throughout the series, the conversations will cover a wide range of topics selected and hosted by the young people themselves. Whether it’s global rights and the impact of worldwide conflict on children, child poverty, school uniforms or mental health, the young people aim to speak up, speak out and speak the truth about children’s rights.
Youth@CLC member Ella said: “Too often the voices of children and young people are left out of important conversations. We’re aiming to change that with our new podcast Rights Unmuted. Created, researched and hosted by young people, we’re starting the conversations that matter to us with a wide range of guests.
“We’ve been speaking to experts, people with lived experience and other young people to bring the conversation around children’s rights from the margins to the mic. From classrooms to courtrooms, no topic is off limits.”
Series one of Rights Unmuted contains 9 episodes, with episodes launched fortnightly. You can find episode one at https://childrenslawcentre.
Youth@CLC would like to thank The National Lottery’s Community Fund and The Clothworkers Foundation for their support in making the podcast happen.
