#6 - When It Comes to Human Rights, What About the Children? with Jonathan Todres

In this episode, our hosts Bruce Lesley and Messellech “Selley” Looby speak with leading children’s rights expert Jonathan Todres. Todres, a professor at Georgia University College of Law, says rejecting children's rights is an attack on human rights. He explains the divisiveness around children's rights as the result of pitting them against parental rights and notes that they are, instead, a critical tool for parents. Diving deep into important policy debates, Todres considers why the United States is the only country that has not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and emphasizes the urgent need for society to address issues like child housing insecurity, the youth mental health crisis, and lack of child participation in the government.  Learn more about child rights:  Book: The Oxford Handbook of Children's Rights Law, Edited by Jonathan Todres and Shani M. King Book: Human Rights in Children's Literature: Imagination and the Narrative of Law, By Jonathan Todres  Webpage: Child Rights, First Focus on Children  To join the conversation, follow First Focus on Children on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Connect with our hosts and tell us what you would like to hear on the podcast at:   Email: [email protected] Twitter: @SpeakingOfKids, @BruceLesley and @First_Focus And please rate and review this podcast and share it with friends and family. Want to be a voice for kids? Become an Ambassador for Children here. Connect with First Focus Campaign for Children for easy training on how to be a powerful advocate for children. Please consider donating to First Focus on Children here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.