20th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

On 20th November 1989, the world made a set of promises to all children when it adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. All of the countries in the world have now signed up to it except for Somalia and the United States of America. A convention is an agreement between countries to obey the same law.

The Convention states that every child has the same rights:

* the right to a childhood (which includes protection from harm)
* the right to be educated (which includes all girls and boys completing primary school)
* the right to be healthy (which includes having clean water, nutritious food and medical care)
* the right to be treated fairly (which includes changing laws and practices that are unfair on children)
* the right to be heard (which includes considering children's views)
http://www.youtube.com/unicef/
http://www.unicef.org/rightsite/index.html
http://joana-morais.blogspot.com/2009/11/20th-anniversary-of-un-convention-on...

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[StrengthenYourSpirit]

why can't the kids be protected under the Decleration of Human Rights, why a second provision? what's the extra deffinitions for? I feel a tinge of deception in this thing

[jam31688]

do Americans really think they are the only ones who use homeschooling?

Americans are so vain

[jam31688]

it acknowledges home schooling as a valid form of education

[thomaspaine2000]

"* the right to be educated (which includes all girls and boys completing primary school)"

Okay, right there is one reason why the USA does not want this treaty. We allow homeschooling.

Heck, I think it's great that other nations have adopted it. They treat their children like crap. But the US would be giving away too much if we ratified it. Sorry UN, you don't trump US law, and hopefully never will.