Durbin Says U.S. Should "Step Up" On Women's Rights Agreement

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called on the United States to ratify the “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women during a press conference Thursday. (0:16)

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Dick Durbin: U.S. And Iran Have Both Failed To Ratify Women's Rights Agreement

On Thursday afternoon, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told reporters that the United States should ratify the “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.” Durbin notes that Iran is another country that has not signed on to the international women’s rights agreement. (0:16)

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Senator Durbin Outlines Worldwide Challenges Facing Women

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, (D-Ill.) says that he has witnessed the struggle that thousands of women go through in underdeveloped countries during a press conference Thursday morning, on the possible U.S. ratification of the “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.” (0:25)

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