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What is the UNCRC?
The UNCRC is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international treaty outlining the human rights of children. It defines a child as anyone under 18. Saudi Arabia ratified it in 1996, but its reported execution of Youssef al-Manasif, arrested as a minor, would breach its commitments.
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