1. convention on the rights of the child
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2. children’s rights violations
1 in every 6 children are engaged in child labor
300,000 children are forced to participate in over 19 armed conflicts.
An estimated 25 million children are uprooted from their homes
There are approximately 150 million street children worldwide between the ages of 3 and 18

3. the crc The Convention on the Rights of the Child
Treaty that lays out:
The rights of children
The standards to which all governments must aspire in order to promote these rights.
The CRC recognizes the previous practices as violations of human rights
Works to eliminate them throughout the world

5. basics Best interests of children are the primary consideration
Protection against all forms of discrimination and punishment.
The right to survival and development.
Protection from abuse and neglect.
The right to education, housing, healthcare, and all forms of mental and physical well-being.

7. protections under the crc
Child labor
Drug abuse
Sexual exploitation
Sale, trafficking and abduction
Torture and deprivation of liberty
Armed conflicts

8. Why hasn’t the United States ratified the CRC?
the crc and the usa
Why hasn’t the United States ratified the CRC?
The US is not in compliance with the treaty
Fear of infringement on states’ rights
Fear of interference in parental child rearing

9. what has happened? November 1989: the UN adopted the treaty
America is the only nation in the world that has not ratified it
Since its adoption, it has become the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history
The CRC has been signed by President Clinton, but still not sent to the Senate

10. what are we doing?
KHS Website > Activities > UNICEF > Take Action