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[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 69 points 11 months ago (5 children)

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child

:::spoiler Which Country is the Greatest Threat to Peace? (Gallup, 2018)

[–] match@pawb.social 23 points 11 months ago

Pakistan pulling a "I don't think about you at all"

[–] Sconrad122@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Italy beefing with Afghanistan in 2018, smh even America had moved on

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Fun fact: The US votes against that one because it prohibits giving the death penalty to minors.

Yeah.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I mean it's not surprising in the least, well maybe that they do go into such technicalities while killing millions of children around the world.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Hey hey, it's not JUST about that!

It's also because it classifies child marriage as abuse. You can still get married to or marry off your child as young as 12 in some states.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 11 months ago

Ukrainians viewing the US only to be used by them to fight a proxy war is sad to see.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is that an Egyptian flag on France ?

[–] Edie@lemmy.ml 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago

Whoops, thanks, that makes more sense