September 8th, 2015: Refugees

BigV · 09-08-2015, 12:55 PM

The Convention on the Rights of the Child has been ratified by numerous countries. Guess what country has not ratified this international human rights treaty? That's right, Somalia. Oh, yeah, and the United States of America.

I've heard the opposition to ratification is the concern that the treaty would override US law, but no such worry about, say, the Pan Pacific trade treaty.

From here: http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial...UN-Hiroko.aspx

xoxoxoBruce · 09-08-2015, 02:44 PM

Of course it's not ratified, there's no money in that. But that shit doesn't mean a rat's ass without enforcement. Who and how would it be enforced?

xoxoxoBruce · 09-09-2015, 11:44 AM

Bild, Europe's best selling newspaper, published the picture in Sundae's post of the dead three year old on the beach. They got a lot of shit from people saying it was inappropriate and didn't want to see it.
In reply, Bild put out a paper this week with no photographs, none, they left out every damn picture in the paper, pointing out how important pictures are even if you're offended.

link

glatt · 09-09-2015, 12:05 PM

The Washington Post published at least two pictures of that dead boy. One, on the front page that was a little tamer, showing a cop carrying the body, and then I think a day later they posted another, slightly more "graphic" one in a story inside that talked about coverage of the crises and the image itself, and showed the boy's face in the rippling waves.

09-08-2015, 12:55 PM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	The Convention on the Rights of the Child has been ratified by numerous countries. Guess what country has not ratified this international human rights treaty? That's right, Somalia. Oh, yeah, and the United States of America. I've heard the opposition to ratification is the concern that the treaty would override US law, but no such worry about, say, the Pan Pacific trade treaty. From here: http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial...UN-Hiroko.aspx __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-08-2015, 02:44 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Of course it's not ratified, there's no money in that. But that shit doesn't mean a rat's ass without enforcement. Who and how would it be enforced? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-09-2015, 11:44 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Bild, Europe's best selling newspaper, published the picture in Sundae's post of the dead three year old on the beach. They got a lot of shit from people saying it was inappropriate and didn't want to see it. In reply, Bild put out a paper this week with no photographs, none, they left out every damn picture in the paper, pointing out how important pictures are even if you're offended. link __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-09-2015, 12:05 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The Washington Post published at least two pictures of that dead boy. One, on the front page that was a little tamer, showing a cop carrying the body, and then I think a day later they posted another, slightly more "graphic" one in a story inside that talked about coverage of the crises and the image itself, and showed the boy's face in the rippling waves.

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