Tell the US to recognize that children have rights too

[calebforaction]

On November 20th, 1989 the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention
on the Rights of the Child. Nearly a year later it came into force
after it was ratified by the required number of nations. This
convention prohibits life imprisonment of children for crimes
committed under the age of 18. It also involves two optional
protocols. First Optional Protocol restricts the involvement of
children in military conflicts. The Second Optional Protocol
prohibits the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography. Both protocols have been ratified by more than 140
countries. As of today every country in the world has signed the
Convention on the Rights of the Child except Somalia and the United
States (Somalia's cabinet ministers have announced plans to sign the
treaty).
Please follow the link below to sign the petition urging President
Obama and United States officials to sign the Convention on the Rights
of the Child.

http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-the-us-to-recognize-children-as-human-too

Thank you,
Caleb Murphey