Convention on the Rights of the Child | international agreement | Britannica (original) (raw)
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capital punishment
In capital punishment: Capital punishment in the early 21st century …which are prohibited by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, have occurred in the United States, which has not ratified the convention and which ratified the covenant with reservations regarding the death penalty. Beginning in the late 1990s, there… Read More
corporal punishment
In corporal punishment The Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the United Nations in 1989, forbids the physical abuse of children by parents or other caregivers. The convention has been ratified by all UN members except the United States and Somalia. By the early… Read More
international law
In international law: Individuals …or Punishment (1984), and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). With the exception of the convention on genocide, these agreements also have established monitoring committees, which, depending on the terms of the particular agreement, may examine the regular reports required of states, issue general and state-specific comments,… Read More
Save the Children
In Save the Children …Assembly in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), which has been ratified by almost all countries. Read More
UNICEF
In UNICEF …have been guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), which affirms the right of all children to “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health.” UNICEF’s activities are financed by both government and… Read More
United Nations
In United Nations: Human rights …170 countries, and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, which has been ratified by more than 190 countries. In 1995 the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, developed a Platform for Action to recognize women’s rights and improve women’s livelihood worldwide, and follow-up meetings monitored… Read More
