National Youth Rights Association

10/16/2026

New NYRA Blog Post Published: "Your Child is Not a Dataset"

Several Parents have been using their child's private moments as Data for AI. Children should not be treated as a dataset, and their privacy should be respected

Several Parents have been using their child's private moments as Data for AI. Children should not be treated as a dataset, and their privacy should be respected

10/14/2026

Parental Hindrances to Youth Friendships and Relationships

How parents can damage friendships of children. How parents restricting friendships and dating can harm teenagers. Cases of abusive parental isolation of youth

How parents can damage friendships of children. How parents restricting friendships and dating can harm teenagers. Cases of abusive parental isolation of youth

10/12/2026

Episode 35 of the Youth Rights Podcast is out now: "Youth Liberation as a Movement | Ft. AntiParent.com"

NYRA President Zane Miller Interviews Chorui Halim, founder of AntiParent.com. Listen as they discuss the history of the youth liberation movement, and how it continues today.

https://youtu.be/3bUqDdlpw1w

NYRA President Zane Miller Interviews Chorui Halim, founder of Anti...

10/09/2026

Can you Run Away from Home at 18 in a High Age of Majority State?

Alabama, Nebraska & Mississippi have their Age of Majority higher than 18 years old. Could an 18 year old in these states legally leave home without permission?

10/07/2026

Surveillance in Schools

How schools use constant surveillance of students, how surveillance hurts students. Reasons to oppose school surveillance. Punishment from school surveillance.

How schools use constant surveillance of students, how surveillance hurts students. Reasons to oppose school surveillance. Punishment from school surveillance.

10/05/2026

Mississippi High School Illegally Searching Students & Permanently Seizing Phones Under New Policy

Thomas E. Edwards High School in Mississippi is illegally searching students' persons & property to seize cell phones and keep them for the entire school year.

Thomas E. Edwards High School in Mississippi is illegally searching students' persons & property to seize cell phones and keep them for the entire school year.

10/02/2026

How Japan’s Camera Shutter Rule Threatens Children and Students Facing Abuse

Japan Mandates a shutter sound for pictures & videos on all phones. This threatens children and students who need to discreetly record abuse they're facing.

Japan Mandates a shutter sound for pictures & videos on all phones. This threatens children and students who need to discreetly record abuse they're facing.

10/01/2026

Grandparents' Rights & Parental Estrangement as Political Issues

A grandmother demanded legally enforceable grandparents' rights at an event for Florida candidate Byron Donalds leading to discourse on Parental Estrangement as a political issue.

https://www.youthrights.org/grandparents-rights-parental-estrangement-as-political-issues/

09/30/2026

Juveniles' Rights in Custody Battles

What rights to children have in custody disputes between their parents? Juveniles' Custody Rights in each state. Harms of Custody Disputes on Juvenile Autonomy.

What rights to children have in custody disputes between their parents? Juveniles' Custody Rights in each state. Harms of Custody Disputes on Juvenile Autonomy

09/28/2026

Youth Rights Story: Safety Issues and Oppressive Rules in Youth Group Homes

NYRA Volunteer Bailey McCoy tells her personal experience of being in a youth group home while in the foster care system, and some of the issues she faced there, including safety concerns, ongoing lawsuits, and oppressive rules.