A UN treaty guarantees youth rights everywhere on earth – except the United States
- Written by Jessica Taft, Associate Professor of Latin American & Latino Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Greta Thunberg speaks out alongside other youth plaintiffs at the UN.AP Photo/Sam Mednick
Fifteen kids from a dozen countries, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, recently brought a formal complaint to the United Nations. They’re arguing that climate change violates children’s rights as guaranteed by the Convention on the Rights...
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