GENEVA (3 October 2018) – A UN human rights expert has urged Malaysian authorities to redouble their efforts to end child marriages, and to establish a robust non-discriminatory child protection...

GENEVA (20 September 2018) – During an official visit to the country from 24 September to 1 October, the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children will examine to what...

Summary In the present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/245 , the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child...

GENEVA (22 June 2018) - The executive order signed by the US President on 20 June 2018 fails to address the situation of thousands of migrant children forcibly separated from their parents and held in...

GENEVA (21 May 2018) – Legal advancements in Ireland that aim to put children first should be accompanied by a national strategy to prevent and respond to sexual violence against minors, says the UN...

Dublin, 21 May 2018 Let me start by thanking the Government of Ireland for the invitation extended to me to undertake this visit from the 14th to the 21st of May 2018. This is the first visit of a UN...

GENEVA (6 March 2018) - Children face becoming commodities as surrogacy arrangements become more prevalent, and urgent action is needed to protect their rights, the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale...

Summary The thematic study contains an analysis of the international legal framework and specific violations to the rights to identity, access to origins and to a family environment. It then provides...

GENEVA (30 November 2017) –The Government of Libya must take urgent action to end the country’s trade in enslaved people, UN human rights experts* have said, after shocking images showing an auction...