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Gold Member
After Somalia ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) last week, the United States remains the only UN member country that has not ratified this treaty, which aims to protect the world’s most vulnerable.
“The main legal challenge for US ratification is that it remains the only country to sentence children to life in prison without the possibility of parole – a punishment the treaty specifically prohibits,”
Read more: US Stands as Sole UN State Refusing to Ratify Child Rights Convention
The Convention on the Rights of the Child defines children as persons up to the age of 18. All states that have ratified this international treaty are expected to “ensure that all children – without discrimination in any form – benefit from special protection measures and assistance; have access to services such as education and health care; can develop their personalities, abilities and talents to the fullest potential; grow up in an environment of happiness, love and understanding; and are informed about and participate in, achieving their rights in an accessible and active manner,” according to UNICEF.
WTF?
“The main legal challenge for US ratification is that it remains the only country to sentence children to life in prison without the possibility of parole – a punishment the treaty specifically prohibits,”
Read more: US Stands as Sole UN State Refusing to Ratify Child Rights Convention
The Convention on the Rights of the Child defines children as persons up to the age of 18. All states that have ratified this international treaty are expected to “ensure that all children – without discrimination in any form – benefit from special protection measures and assistance; have access to services such as education and health care; can develop their personalities, abilities and talents to the fullest potential; grow up in an environment of happiness, love and understanding; and are informed about and participate in, achieving their rights in an accessible and active manner,” according to UNICEF.
WTF?