Human rights begin with children's rights.
A society which respects the human rights of children, should, within a generation, become a society which respects all human rights. The protection and promotion of children's rights can be an effective entry point into the broader, and sometimes more threatening, arena of human rights. Governments, the media and the general public may be more open to discussing the rights of children than other, more politicized, human rights issues. The near universal ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child plays an important role in this regard. Unfortunately, children often get lost in the political shuffle.