Declaration of the Rights of the Child, 1923

The Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child was drafted by Eglantyne Jebb, a British social reformer and activist, during the winter of 1923. It was adopted by the League of Nations in 1924. The declaration states that all children need to be protected, fed, housed, and safe from exploitation in the workplace.

The Geneva Declaration was one of the first instances where the rights of the child were put at the forefront of the international community for careful consideration.  In 1989, the United Nations adopted an expanded version of the document, now known as the Convention on the Rights of the Child.