Chapter Three – The Repercussions of Cyberbullying
On January 30, 2013,
in Children's Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Cyberbullying, Human Rights,
by Senator Jaffer
The third chapter of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights’ recent report, Cyberbullying Hurts: Respect for Rights in the Digital Age, explores how “bullying and cyberbullying have a devastating effect on the welfare of our children, are harmful to their development and their ability to take their place in society.” (To read the report [...]
Chapter Two – A Portrait of Cyberbullying
On January 15, 2013,
in Children's Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Cyberbullying, Human Rights,
by Senator Jaffer
The second chapter of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights’ recent report, Cyberbullying Hurts: Respect for Rights in the Digital Age, paints a picture of cyberbullying, citing witness testimony on the definition of the phenomenon and the context in which it occurs. (To read the report or the companion guides for youth and parents, [...]
Senate Human Rights Committee’s Report on Cyberbullying
On January 10, 2013,
in Children's Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Cyberbullying, Human Rights, United Nations,
by Senator Jaffer
Last December the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights tabled its report, Cyberbullying Hurts: Respect for Rights in the Digital Age. Our committee also tabled two companion guides to the report: one for young people, and one for parents. In November 2011, the Senate authorized the Committee to “examine and report on the issue of [...]
Children Are Not Born Cyberbullies
On November 23, 2012,
in Children's Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Cyberbullying, Human Rights,
by Senator Jaffer
Children are not born cyberbullies. They’re children—unique but equally deserving of the happiness, love, and understanding guaranteed by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. As I wrote in my last entry on fostering inclusive cultures, values like respect, kindness, and compassion are taught, learned, and experienced. It follows that the issue of child [...]
Les enfants ne naissent pas cyberintimidateurs
On November 23, 2012,
in Children's Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Cyberbullying, Human Rights,
by Senator Jaffer
Les enfants ne naissent pas cyberintimidateurs. Ce sont des enfants : ils sont uniques, mais méritent tous autant les uns que les autres le bonheur, l’amour et la compréhension que garantit la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant. Comme je l’ai écrit dans ma plus récente contribution, qui portait sur la promotion de cultures inclusives, les [...]
Dans le contexte de la citoyenneté numérique, mon plus récent texte traite de la dichotomie entre les « natifs » et les « immigrants » du monde numérique dont ont parlé certains témoins que le Comité sénatorial permanent des droits de la personne a récemment entendus dans le cadre de son étude sur la cyberintimidation. Comme les témoins ont [...]
In the context of digital citizenship, my last entry referenced the digital native-digital immigration dichotomy that witnesses reported to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights during our recent hearings on cyberbullying. Given witnesses’ insistence that digital literacy was more about learning respect than HTML codes, their observation prompted broader reflection on the culture in [...]
Lors des récentes audiences du Comité des droits de la personne sur la cyberintimidation, des témoins ont répondu à la question : « Qu’est-ce que la cyberintimidation? » en s’attardant au comportement plutôt qu’à la technologie. Comme bien des témoins l’ont fait observer, il est important de considérer comment les « outils » — technologies de communication et médias sociaux [...]
During the Human Rights committee’s recent hearings on cyberbullying, witnesses answered the question “what is cyberbullying?” by focusing on behaviour rather than technology. I gave an overview of related testimony in my recent blog, Defining Cyberbullying. As many witnesses also pointed out, it’s important to consider how the “tools”—communications technologies and social media—facilitate cyberbullying, and [...]
Between December 2011 and June 2012, I chaired a series of Senate Human Rights committee hearings on cyberbullying. Our committee conducted a study on the issue in the context of Canada’s international human rights obligations under Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Having ratified the Convention, Canada commits [...]