Children have no voice in their homes,
the media, courts or the State house.
Child rights in America today are the rights of women in 1917
(children have the rights of a personal possession)
America is the only nation on earth that has not ratified the
International Rights of the Child United Nations treaty of 1989.
United Nations Warning;
Global Pandemic a “Child Rights Crisis”
Only a fraction of parental violence and abuse against children is ever reported. A tiny percentage of that number is ever prosecuted
Parents can legally withhold life saving medical care from their children in 37 states
Token resources dedicated to child protective systems in many states leave children trapped in a lifetime of violence, trauma and abuse.
Most child abuse cases in state courts meet the World Health Organization’s definition of torture “Extended exposure to violence and deprivation”.
37% of American youth are reported to child protection agencies by their 18th birthday (Washington University St. Louis study 2017)
American schools, jails and prisons are filled with abused and traumatized children in need of community help and healing and not more punishment.
Without rights to a home safe from violence, sexual abuse and the poverty of neglect, children are doomed to preteen pregnancy, violence, crime and a lifetime of behavioral problems & mental health issues common to trauma victims.
Make child welfare a reality and keep children safe by recognizing them as human beings
& treat them as Domestic Violence Victims and not property.
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