Children’s rights

Much is said about adult poverty, and yet in the European Union, it is children that are most at risk of poverty. According to Eurostat figures (2005), 20% of dependent under 16 in the EU were living in poverty, compared to 16% of adults. Poverty is not only a denial of children’s fundamental rights, it also mortgages the future wellbeing of European society. For example, numerous studies show that: (continue)