The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most
universally accepted human rights document in history. It has been
ratified by every country in the world but two, Somalia and the United
States. But this doesn't mean the rights of the child are actually being
properly implemented. For example, in Nepal there is still widespread
abuse of the rights of the child. Many children there don't have access
to education, or proper health care. And life is often worse for girls
than for boys.

But a UK-funded project has looked at how children's rights could
improve in Nepal. One way, the reseachers found, was to get children
directly involved in human rights projects. Lukamari is a children's
radio programme broadcast on Radio Sagarmartha - an independent FM
station that broadcasts to the Kathmandu Valley.

This half-hour daily radio show helps children find out their rights
and also allows them to talk about what they think their rights should
be.
Madhu Acharya visits the radio station to find out how Lukamari
could be helping to make the Convention on the Rights of the Child a
reality in Nepal.