Ariana-Leilani Discussed On Press TV
The UN NGO Innocence in Danger organized a press conference addressing this issue, stating the potential harm this may have on children in the United States.
One example of the effects of US non-membership to the global children’s rights treaty is Ariana Leilani King, a ten year old girl with dual German-American citizenship, who has medical problems that organizers state are not being properly addressed by the U.S. government.
For many Americans, this is a major cause of embarrassment, including President Obama who vowed to revive efforts to join the treaty when he first came to office in 2009. But three years later, this remains to be seen.
Many children’s rights advocates are speaking out against the US position, demanding that the government ratify the treaty.
Earlier this month the US Senate also voted against joining the UN Convention on the Rights of the Disable
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