Small Places, Close to Home A Child's Declaration of Rights: Inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

<br> <br> <p>The rights of children--and of all living things--begin in small places, close to home.</p> <p>This is a poetic and moving adaptation of U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights in honor of its seventy-fifth anniversary.</p> <p>In backyards and city parks, in school and at home--wherever and however we move through this world, we have certain inalienable rights--and it's up to each one of us to ensure those rights for others, too.</p> <p>The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, drafted by Eleanor Roosevelt and signed on December 10, 1948, marked the first time that countries agreed on a comprehensive statement of inalienable human rights. This gorgeous adaptation for children reminds us that universal rights begin in small places, close to home.</p> <p>We all deserve to live free,</p> <p>to feel safe,</p> <p>to belong,</p> <p>to learn,</p> <p>to dream.</p>