Saudi Gazette reports on a pretty nice idea: a satellite TV channel aimed at children that will teach them about their rights.

It’s not a perfect idea, however, as Saudi children are loath to contradict their parents. Knowing what is their due but being unable to attain that is not a formula for happy times. Perhaps another TV production company could come up with public service announcements to be played during televised sports programming and women’s shows, too. Parents are the ones who need to learn of the human rights of children just as much as the children. Perhaps even announcements during religious programming would help.

New Saudi TV channel to focus on rights of children
Nouf Hassan Ghaznawi

JEDDAH – The first Saudi TV channel dedicated to educating children about their rights in society will start broadcasting this month.

Sana, the new satellite channel which will broadcast in Arabic 24 hours a day from Cairo, will feature cartoons and songs designed by international child behavior specialists in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Information’s Children’s Rights Awareness campaign.

The campaign, which began three years ago, aims to use the media to make children and the general public aware of the 10 basic rights of all children.

“Sana will be the first Arab TV channel to broadcast songs and cartoons to explain Arab children’s rights,” said the channel’s director in Jeddah, Mohammed Al-Aggad.

The Children’s Rights Awareness campaign has identified 10 basic rights of all children, namely, growth and development, respect for the child’s identity and culture, rest and leisure time, access to appropriate financial conditions, the right of disabled children to live a happy life, the right to housing, education, to express their opinions, the right to care and guidance, and health care.
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