Actions | End Human Trafficking

Demand U.S. Government to Ratify U.N. Treaties

To: The President of the United States and The U.S. Senate

The United States is the only Western Country to have not Ratified The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women and The Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presidents Carter and Regan created most of the directives, and in 1995, Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright signed both Convention. However, President Clinton failed to bring it before the Senate for discussion about ratification. President Obama has declared this to be "embarrassing" and has promised to review the situation.

Report close
You must be signed in to report content.

Sign the Letter

Taking steps to End Human Trafficking

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing today to ask that the U.S. Government finish what began decades ago when Presidents Carter and Regan helped to form the following : The Convention on the Rights of the Child and The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Both were signed by Secretary Albright in 1995. However, it has not been ratified! The U.S. remains the only Western Country to have not ratified these treaties. I am demanding that the State Department and the Senate work together to rectify this issue. As long as these treaties remain as they are, we cannot hope to think any nation will take us seriously to End Human Trafficking and Slavery. It is not enough to have only signed these treaties. We must keep our word that this nation is determined to stop ALL forms of trafficking and slavery, and ratification can be our first real step to show the world our commitment to join them in ending the blight of human slavery once and for all.

[Your name here]

First Name:

Last Name:

Email:

Address:

City:

Zip Code:

Allow my signature to be seen by other community members.

Samantha Treadwell Magnolia, TX

Sent letter to Barack Obama , Kay Hutchison and John Cornyn

about 14 hours ago
Red N. Plymouth, United Kingdom

Sent letter to Barack Obama , Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker

about 19 hours ago
Nick Davis Toronto, NY

Sent letter to Barack Obama , Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand

about 20 hours ago
Susanne Tyler Kiel, Germany

Sent letter to Johnny Isakson , Saxby Chambliss and Barack Obama

Nov 14
tasha reed killeen, TX

Sent letter to Barack Obama , Kay Hutchison and John Cornyn

Nov 13
Joan E Loza Mobry Madison, WI

Sent letter to Barack Obama , Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl

Nov 10
Caitlin Schmedlin Monroe, CT

Sent letter to Chris Dodd , Joe Lieberman and Barack Obama

Nov 08
Carol Baldwin Corona, CA

Sent letter to Dianne Feinstein , Barbara Boxer and Barack Obama

Nov 08
Ilia Raye Steilacoom, WA

Sent letter to Barack Obama , Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell

Nov 08
Barbara McNamara Joppa, MD

Sent letter to Barack Obama , Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski

Nov 08