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Protecting children from bullying (2015), para. 20
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- (d) To raise public awareness, involving family members, legal guardians, caregivers, youth, schools, communities, community leaders and the media as well as civil society organizations, with the participation of children, regarding the protection of children from bullying;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Sep 22, 2021
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Human rights in the administration of justice (2013), para. 41
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- 21. Stresses the importance of paying greater attention to the impact of the imprisonment of parents on their children, while noting with interest the day of general discussion on the situation of children of prisoners, held by the Committee on the Rights of the Child on 30 September 2011, as well as the summary report on the full-day meeting of the Human Rights Council on the rights of the child, held on 8 March 2012; 17
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2017), para. 049
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- 20. Also reaffirms that violence against children is never justifiable and that it is the duty of States to protect children, including those in conflict with the law, from all forms of violence and human rights violations and to exercise due diligence to prohibit, prevent and investigate acts of violence against children, eliminate impunity and provide assistance to the victims, including preventing revictimization;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The girl child (2018), para. 56
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- 31. Calls upon Member States to devise, enforce and strengthen effective child- and youth-sensitive measures to combat, eliminate and prosecute all forms of trafficking in women and girls, including for sexual and economic exploitation, as part of a comprehensive anti-trafficking strategy within wider efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, including by taking effective measures against the criminalization of girls who are victims of exploitation and ensuring that girls who have been exploited receive access to the necessary psychosocial support, and in this regard urges Member States, the United Nations and other international, regional and subregional organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations, the private sector and the media, to fully and effectively implement the relevant provisions of the United Nations Global Plan of __________________ Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons 24 and the activities outlined therein, with full respect for the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; 25
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2003), para. 059
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- 29. Reaffirms its decision to request the Secretary-General to conduct an in- depth study of the question of violence against children, and encourages him to appoint, as soon as possible, an independent expert to direct the study, in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization, taking into account the outcome of the special session of the General Assembly on children 6 and the recommendations made by the Committee on the Rights of the Child after its two days of general discussion on violence against children; 11
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The rights of the child (2001), para. 025
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- 12. Urges all States to assign priority to activities and programmes aimed at preventing the abuse of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and inhalants as well as preventing other addictions, in particular addiction to alcohol and tobacco, among children and young people, especially those in vulnerable situations, and urges all States to counter the use of children and young people in the illicit production of and trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2012), para. 13
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- 4. Strongly condemns the continued widespread and systematic gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms by the Syrian authorities and the Government- controlled militia Shabbiha, such as the use of heavy weapons and force against civilians, massacres, arbitrary executions, extrajudicial killings, the killing and persecution of protestors, human rights defenders and journalists, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, interference with access to medical treatment, torture, sexual violence and ill-treatment, including against children, as well as any human rights abuses by armed opposition groups;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child: the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (2013), para. 052
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- 18. Welcomes the renewal by the General Assembly of the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children for a further period of three years; 4
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2007), para. 043
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- (d) To protect children from all forms of violence or abuse by government officials, such as the police, law enforcement authorities and employees and officials in detention centres or welfare institutions;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons (2018), para. 55
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- 14. Calls upon Member States to take into consideration new methods of recruiting victims of trafficking in persons, such as the use of the Int ernet by traffickers, in particular for recruiting children, to take measures to develop targeted awareness-raising campaigns, including for law enforcement, front-line service providers and at-risk industries, to identify the signs of human trafficking and to develop specialized training for law enforcement and criminal justice practitioners;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Question of human rights in Afghanistan (2000), para. 09
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- 2. Strongly condemns the mass killings and systematic human rights violations against civilians and prisoners of war, including in the areas of Mazar-e Sharif and Bamian, and notes with alarm the resumption by the Taliban of the wider conflict during the past summer, especially in the Shamali Valley, resulting in the massive, forced displacement of the civilian population, in particular of women and children;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The girl child (2018), para. 48
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- 23. Urges all States to enact and enforce legislation to protect girls from all forms of violence, discrimination, exploitation and harmful practices in all settings, including female infanticide and prenatal sex selection, female genital mutilation, rape, domestic violence, incest, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, trafficking and forced migration, forced labour and child, early and forced marriage, and to develop age- appropriate, safe, confidential and disability-accessible programmes and medical, social and psychological support services to assist girls who are subjected to violence and discrimination;
- Topic(s)
- Harmful Practices
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2017), para. 119
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- 82. Expresses its concern about the increase in the activities and profits of transnational and national organized crime entities and others who profit from crimes against migrants, especially migrant children, without regard for dangerous and inhumane conditions, in flagrant violation of national laws and international law and contrary to international standards;
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2014), para. 68
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- 24. Draws attention to the emerging policy issues identified in the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the mandates of the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, with particular reference to the technical cooperation activities of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, namely, piracy, cybercrime, the use of new information technologies to abuse and exploit children, trafficking in cultural property, illicit financial flows, environmental crime, including illicit trafficking in endangered species of wild fauna and flora, as well as identity related crime, and invites the Office to explore, within its mandate, ways and means of addressing those issues, bearing in mind Economic and Social Council resolution 2012/12 of 26 July 2012 on the strategy for the period 2012–2015 for the Office;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Human rights in the administration of justice (2013), para. 18
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- Aware of the need for special vigilance with regard to the specific situation of children, juveniles and women in the administration of justice, in particular while they are deprived of their liberty, and their vulnerability to various forms of violence, abuse, injustice and humiliation,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2008), para. 118
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- (f) To recognize that persons convicted of violent offences against and sexual abuse of children who continue to pose a risk of harm to children should be prevented from working with children;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (2015), para. 320
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- (d) To take effective measures to protect children who provide information or act as witnesses in proceedings related to a case involving violence within the justice system;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Rwanda (1997), para. 16
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- 3. Expresses its deep concern at the intense suffering of the victims of genocide and crimes against humanity, recognizes the ongoing suffering of their survivors, particularly the extremely high number of traumatized children and women victims of rape and sexual violence, and urges the international community to provide adequate assistance to them and to note the priorities identified by the Government of Rwanda in this area;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (2018), para. 18
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- 7. Calls upon States to take all appropriate measures to ensure the protection of children belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities who are at risk of or have experienced violence, in accordance with the relevant obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 6 and of women who can be exposed to both gender-based violence and violence on the grounds of their belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and to give special attention to the situation and specific needs of older persons and persons with disabilities belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2004), para. 117
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- (d) To request the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children to conduct the study as soon as possible, invites Member States, United Nations bodies and organizations, including the Committee on the Rights of the Child, as well as other relevant intergovernmental organizations, to provide substantive and, where appropriate, financial support, including through voluntary contributions, for the effective conduct of the study, invites non-governmental organizations to contribute to the study, taking into account the recommendations of the Committee made following the general discussions on violence against children held in September 2000 and 2001, and encourages the independent expert to also seek the participation of children in the study, taking into account their age and maturity;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons (2013), para. 36
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- 11. Invites States and all other relevant stakeholders to continue contributing to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, and acknowledges previous and ongoing contributions to other funding sources that support efforts to combat trafficking in persons;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in South Sudan (2019), para. 23
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- 1. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the ongoing violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law in South Sudan, including those involving the targeted killing of civilians and widespread sexual and gender-based violence, including rape and gang rape, which continue to be used as a weapon of war, the recurring unlawful recruitment and use of children by armed groups, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture, the arbitrary denial of humanitarian access and attacks on schools, places of worship, hospitals and United Nations and associated peacekeeping personnel by all parties, and the impunity for such violence by all armed groups, and condemns the harassment and violence directed at civil society, human rights defenders, humanitarian personnel and journalists;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Trafficking in women and girls (2003), para. 10
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- Recognizing the need to address the impact of globalization on the problem of trafficking in women and children, in particular girls,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them (2019), para. 03
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- Deeply concerned by the magnitude of human casualty and suffering, especially among children, caused by the illicit proliferation and use of small arms and light weapons,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2004), para. 101
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- (f) To combat the existence of a market that encourages such criminal practices against children, including through the adoption, effective application and enforcement of preventive, rehabilitative and punitive measures targeting customers or individuals who sexually exploit or sexually abuse children, as well as by ensuring public awareness;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2018), para. 42
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- 15. Condemns in the strongest terms the gross and systematic abuse of women’s and children’s rights by so-called ISIL (also known as Da’esh), in particular sexual and gender-based violence, including the enslavement and sexual exploitation and abuse of women and girls and the forced recruitment, use and abduction of children;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2006), para. 063
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- (d) In cases of trafficking in children, the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, to address effectively the needs of victims, including their safety and protection, physical and psychological recovery and full reintegration into society, including through bilateral and multilateral technical cooperation and financial assistance;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combating trafficking in persons (2010), para. 06
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- Recalling also the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) of the International Labour Organization,
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2019), para. 07
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- Expressing deep concern at the situation of women, children and persons with disabilities, especially those who are internally displaced, who remain among the most vulnerable to violence and abuse,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2017), para. 044
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- Prevention and elimination of violence against children
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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