In 2002 the United States government ratified the Optional Protocol to the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. In April 2007, the U.S. reported to the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child about its implementation of the Optional Protocol. Click here to read the U.S. government report.
The members of the U.N. Committee are international experts on children’s rights charged with overseeing the U.N. Convention. Click here for more information about the U.N. Convention and its implementation.
In November 2007 NGOs coordinated by ECPAT-USA provided an “Alternative Report” to the U.N. Committee with more details and other information about the U.S. government’s work to protect children. Click here to read the Alternative Report.
In May 2008 the U.N. Committee and the U.S. government met together to discuss the progress made by the U.S. government and what else can be done to improvement policies and programs for helping children who are sold and sexually exploited.
On June 6 the U.N. Committee issued “Concluding Recommendations” to the U.S. government. The Concluding Recommendations commend the U.S. for having made good progress in working against the commercial sexual exploitation of children. But they also suggest areas where further work is needed. Click here to read these recommendations. |
