A/HRC/52/31
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
26 January 2023
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-second session
27 February–31 March 2023
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Reparation for child victims and survivors of sale and sexual
exploitation
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of
children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other
child sexual abuse material*
Summary
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of
children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse
material, Mama Fatima Singhateh, provides an overview of the activities undertaken since
her previous report and presents a thematic study on reparation for child victims and
survivors of sale and sexual exploitation. The thematic study contains an analysis of the
overall issue of children’s right to reparation and access to justice, current gaps and
challenges, and the good practices and experiences of various stakeholders on this issue. The
Special Rapporteur formulates a set of recommendations for States and other stakeholders
with a view to contributing towards the design and implementation of national and
international frameworks on providing reparation to child victims and survivors of sale and
sexual exploitation.
* Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to
circumstances beyond the submitter’s control.
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