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Abuse Victims and Supporters Urge ‘Careful’ Selection of US Ambassador to the Vatican
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA – December 9, 2024 (9 a.m. PST) – As President-elect Donald Trump considers his nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA)—an international coalition of survivors and advocates […]
ECA’s vision is aligned with children’s rights as articulated by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), of which the Vatican is a signatory. In its advocacy and actions, ECA adheres to the principles of non-violence.
For more information on the extensive UN documents, please visit these websites:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CRC.aspx
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CHR/Pages/CommissionOnHumanRights.aspx
In November 2017, Speakers and Child Advocates from Poland, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Chile, Spain and Jamaica met and presented information and participated in discussions on the state of child abuse by clergy throughout the world and what can be done to protect children.
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2014 action team to the International Court at the United Nations in Geneva spearheaded by Barbara Blaine.
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