Our privacy is our most important thing, we don't have to share everything in our lives we can choose what we want to tell to the people. As a great Portuguese saying that we kept hearing all the time when we were younger: We can't tell everything to the people.

By Ana G., MªClara & Rafaela

Unfortunately, there are bad people all over the world that don't care about our feelings or anything in our lives, but they can use us for illegal stuff. 

For example, a bad person takes our private information, like bank accounts, finance papers, all of our existing information. With that, they pretend to be us to steal something or creat a fake identity or even for 

human trafficking purposes (with our identity, it's easier to entry a country without your family knowing it or know where you are.) 

By Ana G., MªClara & Rafaela

Privacy is a right that everyone has. And we will do anything that we can to keep your confidence.

By Ana G., MªClara & Rafaela

We should create nicknames and turn our VPN on.

But, what is VPN? VPN is an app that changes your IP and with that, hackers can't track your address.

In real life, out of internet, we need to be careful with our identity, hide our Citizien Card and not show it to anyone.

The organizations should protect more the websites, they need to find a way to avoid hackers.

By Ana G., MªClara & Rafaela

By Ana G., MªClara & Rafaela

For example, let's imagine our neighbors. In our home we have the freedom to do whatever we want. And our neighbors can also do whatever they want in their own home. But as long as we don't bother each other. For example, we won't make noise late at night because we might disturb our neighbors. So, the main idea we take away from this is that respect is the basis for any coexistence to work, and for people to live in harmony.

In other words, we must be free, but without harming the freedom of others. For this to happen we must put ourselves in other people's shoes and choose dialogue. We must also bear in mind that it is not necessary to agree to respect.

In our opinion, some people do not respect the freedom of others. They mistreat and disrespect without thinking that the person who is being despised also has the right to freedom. Sometimes they don’t even know that they are harming people by saying something. And they don't deserve to be harmed in such a way.

As teenagers we need to work and worry about this situation, and there's a simple phrase to that: “Our freedom begins when someone else’s begins.” When we say that our freedom ends when the other begins, we are, in a certain way, attributing a negative meaning to freedom.

We must think that if our freedom ends when the other begins, what happens when the other does not have freedom? Freedom must be something more concrete. We must have the idea that our freedom begins when someone else's.

In this way, the other must complain about our freedom to exercise theirs, and at the same time, we fight for the other's freedom, so that we can have our own.

OUR SLOGAN:

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty!

Rafael, Lara e Rebeca

Women's ability to access safe and legal abortions is restricted by law and practice in most countries around the world. In fact, even when abortion is permitted by law, women often have limited access to safe abortion services due to a lack of adequate regulation, health services, or political will. At the same time, only a very small minority of countries prohibit all abortion. In most countries and jurisdictions, abortion is allowed at least to save the pregnant woman’s life, or where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.

Why the right to abortion is important, and what are the consequences?

Abortion is a very important issue. Where abortion is safe and legal, no one is forced to have it. Where abortion is illegal and unsafe, women are forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term or suffer serious health consequences or even death. Approximately 13% of maternal deaths worldwide are attributable to unsafe abortion, between 68,000 and 78,000 deaths.

Diana Mazuryk 11H4

Yellow color: in case of risk to the mother; green: upon woman's request; red: completely prohibited; light blue: in defense of physical and mental health; dark blue: for social and economic reasons and orange: each state decides its own law.

Diana Mazuryk 11H4

A big exemple of one of the many contries that is really suferring from it is India, despite legislative measures, the prevalence of child labor persists, reflecting challenges for international bodies like the "International Labour Organization", alongside non-governmental organizations such as "Save the Children" and "UNICEF". Moreover, local initiatives, including national policies and projects, have sought to curb the practice and promote access to education, essential for breaking the cycle of exploitation.

Despite these initiatives, eradicating child labor demands sustained commitment and collaborative efforts at all levels, and it requires a lot of money. While progress has been made, there is still a long road ahead. Only by addressing these challenges can we ensure a future where every child has the right to education, safety, and a childhood free from exploitation.

We are together for the children.

Bibliografia

https://www.ilo.org/ipec/facts/lang--en/index.htm

https://www.unicef.org/protection/child-labour

By Diogo Reis e Enzo Valente

11H4

Alexandre Santos n1

Arsénio Dantas n3

Enzo Fernandes n8

“Freedom of Expression” is a completely foreign concept in North Korea. The government controls all forms of media, including newspapers, television, and the internet. There’s only one channel on TV, filled with the regime’s propaganda to brainwash the citizens. People are not allowed to access information from outside the country, and any foreign media is banned, with the consequence of public execution or being sent to a prison camp. The government promotes a single, state-approved ideology, and citizens are required to show loyalty to the regime. Citizens are encouraged (required) to spy on their peers and report any negative opinion shared by them, and by just being around someone who did so, even if you didn’t hear it, and not reporting it you can face imprisonment and execution too. There’s no right to religion, and you could face the same consequences for owning something like a Bible. The only people you’re allowed (forced) to worship, the God’s of North Korea, are their dictators. Speaking out against the government or its leaders is not only discouraged but can result in harsh punishments, including, again, imprisonment or even execution. North Koreans are not allowed to criticize the government, and they must publicly praise its leaders at all times. This tight control over information and expression limits the ability of North Koreans to express their own opinions. As a result, expression in North Korea is nearly non-existent, with terrifying consequences for those who dare to challenge the government’s ideals.

“I was told that the government was always watching, so, as a kid, I was always afraid of my thoughts.”

“Expressing doubt about the regime’s greatness can get three generations of a family imprisoned or executed.” 

“You need to have 2 things in your house: A portrait of Kim Jong-il and a portrait of Kim Il-sung [...], from time to time, soldiers show up in your house unannounced and check if there’s any dust on them. If the portraits are found unclean, you will be sent to a labor camp.”

North Korea has severe restrictions on the right to movement of its citizens. The government has a system of internal passports, which dictate where people are allowed to live and travel within the country. Traveling between cities and regions requires government authorization, and people have to get permits to leave their hometowns. Even for short trips, like visiting family members, North Koreans must get permission from local authorities.The regime also strictly controls the border with South Korea and enforces a shoot-to-kill policy for anyone attempting to defect, so getting caught anywhere near it could get you killed or imprisoned . This extreme restriction on movement not only blatantly violates personal freedom, but also completely isolates North Koreans from the outside world, limiting their access to any type of information and opportunities for a better life. This is why North Koreans have absolutely no knowledge of the “outside world”.

North Korea has a long history of human rights violations concerning the right to food and therefore, the right to life. The government’s strict control over the distribution of food resources and closed borders that make it impossible to get food from neighboring countries, combined with a constantly struggling agricultural sector, has resulted in chronic food shortages and malnutrition. These issues represent a serious threat to the right to life for many North Koreans, as the majority of the country struggles to keep themselves alive and fed along with their families. They used to be able to smuggle food and medicine, into the country by crossing the border to China and snuggling food into North Korea to sell and make a living, which is a crime in the country, after the government strengthened the borders during the covid-19 pandemic, it is way harder for the citizens to find and afford food, or even defect. The government's priority is often to maintain the regime’s power and military capabilities rather than make sure of the well-being of North koreans. 

“When I was in North Korea, it was so common to see someone dying of hunger in the streets that, as a kid, I just didn’t feel anything when I saw someone in that situation.”

 “If I live according to the rules, I feel like I’ll starve to death, but just by trying to survive, I could be arrested by the state security, branded as a traitor, and killed.”

Political prison camps in North Korea are known to house thousands of inmates, where conditions are deplorable and basic human rights are completely disregarded. In North Korea, not only is the alleged offender imprisoned, but up to three generations of their family may also be imprisoned. These camps serve as a prime example of the government’s disregard for the right to life and its willingness to subject its citizens to inhumane conditions. There are 6 known prison camps in North Korea. People there are forced to work in horrible conditions, food deprived and constantly tortured. Here’s a testimonial of a defector:

“I was sent to a labor camp and I was tortured. We were working from the early morning until the dark hours without shoes, because they were scared someone might escape. There were stones, glass shards and animal feces everywhere. When you step down on glass and you’re bleeding, you can’t stop, you continue to work. If we’d do it slowly, they’d beat us up and kick us. One day, my leg had problems. I couldn’t work. I told the guards,  they shouted at me “You’re lazy! You don’t want to work outside”. I couldn’t move, my temperature was 39 or 40 degrees. The next day, I couldn’t feel my upper half, my foot was swollen and then this yellow, disgusting liquid came out of it. Everyone told me “That smells like a dead body and really disgusting”. The guards took one look at me and said “Go out. You can die anywhere, don’t die inside”. 

About 400 000 people have died in these camps.

North Korea is the darkest place on Earth due to their challenges in providing electricity to citizens. The country’s electricity infrastructure is outdated and poorly maintained, leading to frequent power outages and energy shortages. In urban areas, electricity is rationed, with scheduled blackouts that last for hours. This has an impact on the lives of North Koreans, affecting everything from household lightning and heating to industrial production. The lack of consistent electricity has also ruined economic development and efforts to modernize the country. North Korea's energy issues are aggravated by its isolation from the rest of the world, making it difficult to get investments and upgrade the energy infrastructure. As a result many North Koreans rely on alternative sources of energy, like firewood and coal, to help their needs.

As High schoolers, we can't do much, this is a poblem that has been going on for decades. However, we can choose to educate ourselves and give a voice to the North koreans who don't have one.