1989年11月20日，聯合國頒布《兒童權利公約》（The Convention on the Rights of Child，縮寫為CRC）。2014年，臺灣將公約納入國內法，開始實施《兒童權利公約施行法》。

這部因應兒童特殊需求而有的公約，對臺灣社會大眾而言仍然相當陌生。在公約頒布30週年之際，國家人權博物館為了使人權教育向下扎根，讓更多人了解到兒童不僅僅是需要被保護的對象，也是行使權利的主體，特別以「兒童」、「人權」為關鍵字，舉辦「我是兒童，我有權利」特展。

此外，臺灣白色恐怖時期有許多未滿18歲的學生遭受人權的迫害，也有不少兒童受到波及。面對威權體制，兒童並未倖免。此次特展希望引領民眾在國家人權博物館此一歷史場域中，了解臺灣的人權歷史，理解兒童權利的內容及核心價值，進而對「人權」此一普世價值，有更深刻的認識。

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (abbreviated as the CRC) was promulgated on November 20, 1989. The Convention was incorporated into the domestic law of Taiwan through the Implementation Act of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

After thirty years of its promulgation, the public in Taiwan remains unfamiliar with the Convention, which safeguards the best interests of the child. Therefore, the National Human Rights Museum hosts a special exhibition “I Am a Child! I Have Rights!” to promote human rights education and to raise the awareness that children are not only objects to be protected but also subjects to exercise their rights.

During the White Terror Era (1949-1987) in Taiwan, countless students below the age of 18 fell victims to human rights abuses, and children were not exempted under the authoritarian regime. It is hoped that visitors to the exhibition will learn more about Taiwan’s history of human rights, the contents and core values of the Convention, and the universal value of human rights in the historic setting of the museum.