Rights of adolescents to be treated fairly and with respect

Tips and information 

Adolescents and youth have the right:

• To be free from threats and violence in the home, when accessing services and at all other times
• Threats and violence are always wrong, even if the person doing them is a member of the family or a health worker
• Adolescents and youth have the right to live a life without discrimination
• Discrimination is when people are not treated fairly because of their age, gender, ethnicity, where they live, or other factors