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  • Re points 1 and 2, the USA's status as a signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is also relevant (and suggests that the real question should be why this isn't already the case). Commented Jul 9, 2019 at 21:20
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    @PeterTaylor - I'd have mentioned them were it not for our history of regarding UN Conventions we sign onto as advisory or optional. Commented Jul 9, 2019 at 21:22