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A/HRC/32/32/Add.2 - Report of the Special Rapporteurs on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences on their joint visit to Nigeria - Note by the Secretariat
New digital technologies produce unprecedented levels of child abuse material online
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As communication technology evolves at a rapid pace, the technology itself has created a rise in demand for child pornography and an alarming growth of new forms of child sexual exploitation.
A/HRC/31/58: Report on tackling the demand for the sexual exploitation of children
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Demand encompasses both the individual offenders who pay, financially or in kind, for sexual services involving children, and the social, cultural, gender and institutional constructs that create an environment in which the sexual exploitation of children is either ignored, tolerated or even accepted. Those who service the demand are intrinsically linked to the sexual exploitation of children and are thus included in the definition.
Ending child marriage: affected girls speak for themselves
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“Child marriage started before me and will end with me,” said one of the participants during a safe space discussion for former child brides held at the First African Girls Summit to End Child Marriage, in Lusaka, Zambia.
A/HRC/31/34: Report on information and communications technology and child sexual exploitation
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In the present report, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights provides an analysis of the legal framework applicable to child sexual exploitation online, and identifies the different forms of sexual exploitation online, including sexual abuse material, grooming, “sextorsion” and child sexual abuse live streaming.
Sexual exploitation of children: UN rights expert launches official visit to Japan
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GENEVA / TOKYO (27 August 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Maud de Boer-Buquicchio will conduct an official visit to Japan from 2 to 8 September 2015 to assess the situation of sale and...
A/70/222: Report on the care and recovery of child victims
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During the 70th session of the General Assembly in October 2015, the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children presented a thematic report on the establishment of comprehensive, rights-based and child-centred care, recovery and reintegration programmes.
UN rights chief urges inquiry into violations by international forces in Central African Republic
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The UN rights chief has urged several States to intensify their efforts to investigate allegations that soldiers in their forces sent to the Central African Republic may have committed very serious violations.
Three UN experts, one common view on equality and dignity when it comes to sanitation: UN World Toilet Day - Wednesday 19 November 2014
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GENEVA (19 November 2014) – “Equality and dignity have a very concrete meaning in the lives of billions of people when it comes to sanitation,” the United Nations Special Rapporteurs Catarina de...