Approach, vision and work methods 2014, para. 16

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Paragraph text: The Special Rapporteur's framework for action is also guided by the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Although she intends to use the definitions provided by articles 2 and 3 of the Optional Protocol as a reference, the Special Rapporteur will continue to address the various aspects and forms of sexual abuse, violence and exploitation directed at children that fall within the scope of her mandate, beyond those guaranteed by the Optional Protocol, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the protection of children from sale and sexual exploitation. Similarly, the Special Rapporteur will be guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the core international human rights treaty specifically related to her mandate, which sets the international norms and standards regarding children's rights. The Special Rapporteur will also take into account general comments and decisions of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, which assist in interpreting the scope and meaning of specific articles, provisions and themes of the Convention. To the extent that the situations covered by her mandate are multifaceted and could have implications for the enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, the other core international human rights treaties also provide a natural legal framework for the mandate, as does the jurisprudence of the relevant treaty monitoring bodies.

Body: Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material

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