Children's rights

Stories about the rights of children; and how they are getting involved in making decisions about their lives today and their future.

'Yobs' Take Over the House of Lords An historic moment has been made as 300 young people from across the UK took over parliament and debated issues affecting them in the UK today, including the negative portrayal of young people in the media and the environment. Charlotte Lytton, 16, and Rhona Ezuma, 18, report back from the House of Lords where the country’s ‘yobs’ made their mark. 9 May 2008
Discovering Young Hackney Headliners reporters were out and about in Hackney during half term, checking out the cultural offerings in this year's Discover Young Hackney festival 11 March 2008
Youth workers make demand for more funds Government urged to pump more cash into services aimed at helping young people. 8 February 2008
Living Different Lives: From Bethlehem To Hackney What’s the difference between living in East London and the West Bank? Young people from Hackney and Palestine got the chance to ask each other that question when a group of young Palestinians visited the capital at the end of last year. 29 January 2008
Have the Youth Lost Faith? Why are some young people turning their back on God and the religion they were born into? Young reporters from Headliners investigate why a growing number of young people seem to be losing faith. 11 December 2007
Saving The Children Lyra McKee quizzes the charity's chief executive Jasmine Whitbread. 10 December 2007
Hacked off with bullying Ruth Smyth finds computer and phone technology is being used for sinister purposes. 10 December 2007
Zoop Zoop Hackney - Who Aksed You?! A group of Headliners reporters found a lot to laugh at in local politics when they saw this play, commissioned for Local Democracy Week 2007. 27 November 2007
Taking Over to Make a Difference More than 5,000 children and young people had a say in the running of over 400 organisations across England. Ginisha, 17, was one of them and experienced a day in the life of one of the most powerful men in the country. 22 November 2007
What it's like to be young today Fed up of hearing what adults think about the lives of young people in the 21st century Britain, a team of four young reporters from Headliners set out it interview their peers to find out what it is really like to grow up in this country. 14 November 2007
Shoot the Reality: Dyslexia Lyndsey McQuitty looks at an issue she thinks doesn't get enough publicity. 20 October 2007
Shoot the Reality: Stereotypes Ciaran McFarlane, 17, considers issues around the stereotyping of young people. 20 October 2007
Playing outside is right up 'our' street Headliners reporter Eabha Doherty joins in the fun as young and old play all day around Derry's walls 11 October 2007
Minor Celebrity in Sharm el Sheikh Two Headliners members attended an international youth peace forum in Egypt to speak about the relationship between young people and the media. Here Tara writes about her experience. 19 September 2007
The Power of Youth? Two Headliners members attended an international youth peace forum in Egypt to speak about the relationship between young people and the media. Here Nina writes about her experience. 19 September 2007