Child rights are seen to be the most fundamental of all human rights around the world.  All of the United Nations members countries have signed and ratified the child rights treaty, the CRC, except for the USA.  This is perplexing.   Check out my Scholars Strategy Network article on it   http://www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/content/where-does-america-stand-25th-anniversary-united-nations-convention-rights-child.