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Sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism 2013, para. 75 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Despite all the positive and promising actions undertaken, no comprehensive initiative which is sufficiently multidimensional and takes into account all risk factors has yet been developed that is working both at national and transnational level and most importantly aimed at being sustainable. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive prevention strategies against sale and sexual exploitation of children 2013, para. 85 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | An existing challenge, however, concerns the fact that sexual exploitation can also occur in schools. Appropriate policies and mechanisms need to be in place in order to prevent and report abuse within the school. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Protection of children from sale and sexual exploitation following humanitarian crisis due to natural disasters 2012, para. 44 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The focus must be shifted from crisis response to preparation and planning, coupled with mandated accountability, monitoring and follow-up. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Joint report with SRSG Violence against Children on child-sensitive complaint mechanisms 2011, para. 94 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | There are some 122 statutory national human rights commissions throughout the world, some with a distinct mandate on the rights of the child. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Joint report with SRSG Violence against Children on child-sensitive complaint mechanisms 2011, para. 51 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Various forms of mandatory reporting were addressed by Government contributions to the present report. In most cases, the obligation relates to sexual, physical and psychological violence. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive child protection systems 2011, para. 76 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Divergent legislation, non-harmonized procedures and information systems and a lack of political will on the part of some States to cooperate in investigations and prosecutions represent a significant challenge to efficient regional and international cooperation. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive child protection systems 2011, para. 32e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [In order to ensure the effective implementation and ownership by all the stakeholders of this comprehensive legal framework, the following actions should be undertaken, in conjunction with the enforcement of legislation:] Provision of adequate resources to implement all measures, programmes and policies; | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive child protection systems 2011, para. 24f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [A reliable information system should be based on the following principles:] Effective means of coordinating the intersectoral exchange of information within and between the regional and international levels; | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Effective Implementation of the OPSC 2010, para. 116 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | With respect to corporate social responsibility, a large number of businesses have adopted codes of conduct or have launched or supported information and awareness programmes. Some States have adopted legislation on the accountability of Internet access providers, telecommunications companies and banks. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Effective Implementation of the OPSC 2010, para. 36 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The actual extent of these offences is not yet known because statistics are scarce and often unreliable owing to the following:] The difficulty of ensuring international and regional coordination of the exchange of information. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Tackling the demand for the sexual exploitation of children 2016, para. 72 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Of interest are the Standards of Care for the Treatment of Adult Sex Offenders, which were adopted by the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders. They underline, inter alia, the importance of appropriately trained and competent professionals for the care of sex offenders and recall that it is fundamental to ensure that any rehabilitation of offenders is undertaken in accordance with human rights principles. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Tackling the demand for the sexual exploitation of children 2016, para. 20 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The basic principles on the right to an effective remedy for victims of trafficking in persons add the supplementary angle of guarantees of non-repetition, which require that perpetrators be effectively sanctioned and that the root causes of trafficking, such as poverty, gender inequality and discrimination, be addressed effectively. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Information and communication technologies and the sale and sexual exploitation of children 2015, para. 51 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | In 2013, INHOPE received over 1.2 million reports of illegal content and it identified nearly 40,000 unique images hosted on the Internet. The INHOPE network allows for fast results. In Europe, 98 per cent of reported content was passed to law enforcement within one day of being reported, and 91 per cent of material was removed from the Internet within three days. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Reflection on a 6-year tenure as Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography 2014, para. 70 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Impunity is the result of weak law enforcement due to a lack of capacity or corruption. It is also due to the complexity of the criminal networks involved, the tools they use and their transnational nature. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive prevention strategies against sale and sexual exploitation of children 2013, para. 99 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Targeting offenders is a particularly critical mechanism in deterring recidivism. Actions in that respect include sociotherapeutic treatments for sex offenders and increased security measures, adequate evaluations of alternatives to punishment, and strict reporting practices when perpetrators are released into the community. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive prevention strategies against sale and sexual exploitation of children 2013, para. 90 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | INTERPOL supports the exchange of information among law enforcement authorities across countries. It has set up a system of "green notices", issued to provide warnings and criminal intelligence about perpetrators, who are likely to repeat crimes in other countries. INTERPOL also coordinates joint operations between multiple countries to track down offenders. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive prevention strategies against sale and sexual exploitation of children 2013, para. 87 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The various preventive measures need to be integrated and coherent, hence the importance of adopting a comprehensive strategy and going beyond legalistic aspects. The role and responsibilities of each actor/institution, as well as accountability mechanisms have to be clearly established. Yet, political will and leadership are also critical to ensuring that coordination is achieved. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive prevention strategies against sale and sexual exploitation of children 2013, para. 52 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Weak law enforcement, owing to lack of capacity or corruption, leads to a culture of impunity, paving the way for organized crime and the permissibility of abuse. When laws, even where they exist, are not enforced, social tolerance for exploitation is likely to increase. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Protection of children from sale and sexual exploitation following humanitarian crisis due to natural disasters 2012, para. 81 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | UNICEF has demonstrated that resilience is also key to recovery and can be fostered at the individual, community and institutional levels before natural disasters strike to help prepare for and limit the effects of future emergencies. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Protection of children from sale and sexual exploitation following humanitarian crisis due to natural disasters 2012, para. 73 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has outlined a series of guidelines on post-disaster recovery that similarly seek to identify and build on opportunities to initiate a sound and sustainable recovery process that can transform while it repairs. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Joint report with SRSG Violence against Children on child-sensitive complaint mechanisms 2011, para. 85 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Incidents of violence, including sexual violence, are exacerbated in conflict situations by a general security vacuum and the lack of administrative, law-enforcement and judicial infrastructures, among other factors. As noted by the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, "sexual violence in conflict is a political, security and human rights issue that demands a political, security and human rights response". | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Joint report with SRSG Violence against Children on child-sensitive complaint mechanisms 2011, para. 80 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Some helplines convey information and advice about where to turn and what the authorities can do. Others provide informal emergency psychological support. Still others can forward information transmitted by the caller to those responsible for taking action. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Joint report with SRSG Violence against Children on child-sensitive complaint mechanisms 2011, para. 78 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Dedicated telephone numbers that can be called anonymously and at no cost to seek advice about incidents of violence have been established in many countries throughout the world. Helplines can be used by victims, by other persons who know of or suspect violence, and even by persons who commit violence and wish to seek help. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Joint report with SRSG Violence against Children on child-sensitive complaint mechanisms 2011, para. 62 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Two thirds of the UNICEF country offices that responded to the questionnaire reported that the country in which they were based had established a programme to encourage voluntary reporting. However, most also reported that the law does not protect persons who make a report. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Joint report with SRSG Violence against Children on child-sensitive complaint mechanisms 2011, para. 58 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reporting is particularly important for those who provide medical or psychosocial assistance within residential facilities. The failure of such personnel to report evidence of violent treatment contributes to an atmosphere of impunity that can easily lead to a persistent pattern of violence. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Joint report with SRSG Violence against Children on child-sensitive complaint mechanisms 2011, para. 46 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | In conformity with relevant human rights standards, complaint mechanisms have also been established at the international and regional levels. At present, an open-ended working group of the Human Rights Council is considering an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to establish a communications procedure. | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive child protection systems 2011, para. 66e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Regardless of its structure, each human rights institution and monitoring mechanism should be established in accordance with internationally recognized guiding principles and standards and must be:] Authorized to undertake investigations and make inquiries into general and specific violations of the rights of the child (on its own initiative or in response to complaints filed); | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive child protection systems 2011, para. 66a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Regardless of its structure, each human rights institution and monitoring mechanism should be established in accordance with internationally recognized guiding principles and standards and must be:] Independent, fully competent and broadly, clearly and flexibly mandated to promote and protect the rights of the child in a proactive and innovative manner; | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive child protection systems 2011, para. 64f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The expansion and strengthening of mechanisms for monitoring and assessing policies and programmes must be done in accordance with the following principles and standards:] Every context requires a comprehensive and reliable national data collection system to ensure that accurate information is available and to facilitate the monitoring and evaluation of systems, services, programmes and outcomes so that appropriate responses can be developed; | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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Comprehensive child protection systems 2011, para. 32c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [In order to ensure the effective implementation and ownership by all the stakeholders of this comprehensive legal framework, the following actions should be undertaken, in conjunction with the enforcement of legislation:] Widespread dissemination, in a way that is user-friendly and appropriate, of information regarding legislation and procedures; | Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material | Special Procedures' report |
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