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Subject:	United States Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties
From:	Sylvia Caras <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:43:10 -0700
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<http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/07/24/united-states-ratification-international-human-rights-treaties>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/07/24/united-states-ratification-international-human-rights-treaties 

    * Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
against Women (CEDAW)
    * Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
    * Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance
    * Mine Ban Treaty
    * Convention on Cluster Munitions
    * Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
    * Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
"None of these treaties yet have been ratified, and only two - CEDAW 
and the CRC - have been signed by the US.  CEDAW was submitted to the 
Senate for consideration in 1980."

Obama to sign CRPD Friday July 24.

Ratification is still needed.  The Senate can only consider one UN 
treaty at a time.



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