Paula Gerber: Why kids need to know their human rights

Lawyer Paula Gerber on the human rights of the most endangered group of people in any community - its children. Paula's dad was a criminal lawyer, and Paula tagged along to many of his meetings. She began her career in construction law, but after a motorbike accident, she decided to help more people with her law degree. Paula began to specialise in human rights, specifically the rights of children. Sex, Gender & Identity: Trans Rights in Australia is published by Monash University Publishing. This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.