A youth-led research report has called for special protections for vulnerable groups of children, including gender neutral toilets and changing rooms in schools.
Young people have also called for action around the accessibility of school facilities and infrastructure for children with disabilities and for the voting age to be lowered to 16.
Research for the report titled 'Voice, Rights, Action!' commissioned by the Children's Rights Alliance centred around what children know about their rights.
The Youth Panel identified the importance of the right to education, health, participation in decision-making and their right to access services and supports for disabilities.
The report says children have a right to be heard and involved in decisions that impact them, including lowering the voting age to 16.
The researchers say politicians in particular should consult with and answer communications from children as people that they also represent.
On their right to equality, the report recommends the provision of public environments that are respectful and inclusive of the rights of different groups of children, including children with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ children, migrant children, children in conflict with the law, children from the Traveller community, children of all religions and none, and other minority groups.
On education, the report recommends that schools provide mandatory and comprehensive education on children's rights that goes further than the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The youth panel suggests that teachers and other educators should be trained in how to support children and young people to promote and protect their rights.
When it comes to accessing key services it says governments and policy makers should explore how to design policies and protocols for children to access services themselves - for example education services or health services.
"This is particularly important for children with unsupportive parents, guardians and carers; and for issues related to mental health, educational needs, gender identity, and sexual orientation," it says.
The report also offers recommendations on children's right to access justice.
It says programmes should be developed that respond to the particular needs of vulnerable children that understand how their rights are affected.
It suggests more programmes are required that place an emphasis on rehabilitation rather than punishment for children that are in conflict with the law, more supports for children in care, etc.
"Police officers, social workers, service providers and teachers should undergo implicit bias training to reduce racial profiling, bias against Travellers, people with disabilities and other minority groups."
Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance Tanya Ward said that Ireland has made great strides to "step out of the shadow of our past and create a society where children and young people have a voice".
However, she says rights on paper are not enough.
"...what is clear from this report, young people are ready to help shape the future they want to see for themselves and their peers. When they are given the right information and opportunities to do so, as this report demonstrates, they bring valuable insights to the table. Now is the time to give children and young people a true voice in our political system and lower the voting age to 16."
The launch of the report will include presentations by the researchers and the youth panel and will be chaired by Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.
Representatives of the Ombudsman for Children's Office and the Department of Children will also be in attendance.
