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The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, recently announced that children of that nation should be excluded from all political activities. Quoted in the Indian newspaper The Daily Star, Hasina said that “Children would be aware of politics but should not be used in political activities.”
She made her proclamation in association with World Children’s Day and Child Rights Week 2009, suggesting that her nation’s actions were tied to its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
This remarkable claim demonstrates how radically international human rights laws diverge...
Prime Minister Says Children Should be Seen and Not Heard
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1. The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right.
2. Neither the United States nor any State shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served.
3. No treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this article
1 and 3 are fine. The loophole in 2 is gaping, and looks like an invitation for abuse to me. I completely agree with the intent of this proposal, but the unintended...