A/HRC/55/55
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
5 January 2024
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-fifth session
26 February–5 April 2024
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Study on the sexual abuse and exploitation of children in the
entertainment industry
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and
sexual abuse of children, Mama Fatima Singhateh
Summary
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and
sexual abuse of children, Mama Fatima Singhateh, provides an overview of the activities
undertaken since her previous report and presents a thematic study on the sexual abuse and
exploitation of children in the entertainment industry. In the report, the Special Rapporteur
explores the risks of sexual exploitation and abuse to which child performers are exposed
within the entertainment industry and identifies pathways for mitigating such risks. She also
presents a set of recommendations for States and other stakeholders with a view to
contributing towards an understanding of the areas in which intervention is needed to protect
children from sexual abuse and exploitation in the entertainment industry.
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