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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2015, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Mindful of the fact that, in the fulfilment of their obligations to promote, protect and respect human rights, States of origin, transit and destination can benefit from schemes of international cooperation, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula 2014, para. 12l | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon States and/or the relevant funds and programmes, organs and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and the private sector:] To enhance the participation of men and adolescent boys in the intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula and to further strengthen their involvement as partners, including in the Campaign to End Fistula; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Migrant children and adolescents 2014, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to recognize that human mobility has become an integral part of the current social, economic and environmental situation, recognizes, in the process of elaborating future sustainable development goals, the importance of considering the reality of migration and its multiple direct impacts on the development prospects of migrants, their families and communities and on the development of countries of origin and destination, and encourages the international community to work so that aspects related to children and to migration being considered in the elaboration of the post 2015 development agenda can also be applicable in the case of accompanied and unaccompanied migrant children; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Rights of the child 2016, para. 80 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses its concern that migrant children, including adolescents, may be exposed to serious human rights violations and abuses at various points in their journey, which can threaten their physical, emotional and psychological well-being, in the countries of origin, transit and destination, and that many irregular migrant children and adolescents may not be aware of their rights and may be exposed to crimes and human rights abuses committed by, inter alia, transnational criminal organizations and common criminals and include theft, kidnapping, extortion, threats, trafficking in persons, forced labour, child labour, sexual abuse and exploitation, physical harm and death; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2016, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Notes the request made by the Advisory Committee at its sixteenth session to extend the time schedule envisaged to allow for better informed work by, inter alia, taking into account the work currently under way by the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Committee on the Rights of the Child, which is scheduled to be finalized at the end of 2016, and requests the Advisory Committee to submit a final report on the global issue of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-sixth session; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2016, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Decides to remain seized of the matter. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Rights of the child 1998, para. 17a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon all States:] To protect refugee and internally displaced children, including through policies for their care, well-being and development, in such areas as health, education and psychosocial rehabilitation, with the necessary international cooperation, in particular with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children's Fund and the International Committee of the Red Cross, in accordance with their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and taking into account the 1994 guidelines on protection and care of refugee children of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Conclusion on refugee children and adolescents adopted by the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme at its forty-eighth session in October 1997, as well as the recommendations of the representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons (see E/CN.4/1998/53 and Add.1 and 2); | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 1998 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 36 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges all States parties to the Convention that have not yet done so to make the declarations provided for in articles 21 and 22 of the Convention concerning inter-State and individual communications, to consider the possibility of withdrawing their reservations to article 20, to notify the Secretary-General of their acceptance of the amendments to articles 17 and 18, with a view to enhancing the effectiveness of the Committee against Torture as soon as possible, and to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention, including, in view of the high number of reports not submitted in time, their obligation to submit reports in accordance with article 19 of the Convention, and invites States parties to incorporate a gender perspective and information concerning persons who are marginalized and most vulnerable, including children and juveniles and persons with disabilities, when submitting reports to the Committee; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2015, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Taking into account the attention paid by the treaty bodies, including the Committee on the Rights of the Child, to the treatment of unaccompanied and separated children outside their country of origin and their enjoyment of human rights, including in its general comment No. 6 (2005), as well as the general discussion of the Committee in 2012 on the rights of all children in the context of international migration, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage 2015, para. 20 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages relevant United Nations entities, regional and subregional organizations, civil society and other relevant actors and human rights mechanisms to continue to collaborate with and support Member States in developing and implementing strategies and policies at the national, regional and international levels to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage, and to support already married girls, adolescents and women; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern 2016, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Acknowledging the work done by the United Nations and its specialized agencies, funds and programmes in relation to the reduction and elimination of preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age, and in that regard notes the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030) and the establishment of the Independent Accountability Panel, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Taking note with appreciation of the report submitted by the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee at the present session on the study on the global issue of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights, in which the Committee defines the areas, reasons and cases in which this issue arises in the world, and the way in which human rights are threatened and violated, and makes recommendations for the consideration of States on how to protect the human rights of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of migrants 2003, para. 21 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States of origin to promote and protect the human rights of those families of migrant workers which remain in the countries of origin, paying particular attention to children and adolescents whose parents have emigrated, and encourages international organizations to consider supporting States in this regard; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2003 | ||
Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice 2015, para. 18 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming that the best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in all decisions concerning the deprivation of liberty and, in particular, that depriving children and juveniles of their liberty should be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time, in particular before trial, and the need to ensure that, if they are arrested, detained or imprisoned, children should be separated from adults to the greatest extent feasible, unless it is considered in the child’s best interest not to be, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2015, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Decides to remain seized of the matter. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
The rights of the child 2009, para. 33e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon all States:] To provide support to children and adolescents to enable them to form and register their own associations and other child- and adolescent-led initiatives, in conformity with national and international law; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2009 | ||
United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Subsections A and B both provide additional rules for the treatment of juvenile female prisoners. It is important to note, however, that separate strategies and policies in accordance with international standards, in particular the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules), the United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (the Riyadh Guidelines), the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty and the Guidelines for Action on Children in the Criminal Justice System, need to be designed for the treatment and rehabilitation of this category of prisoners, while institutionalization shall be avoided to the maximum possible extent. | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
Migrant children and adolescents 2014, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon countries of origin, transit and destination to facilitate family reunification as an important objective in order to promote the welfare and the best interest of migrant children, including adolescents, as applicable under national law, due process and the relevant provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto, and to comply with the consular notification and access obligations set forth in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations so that States may provide child-friendly consular assistance, as appropriate, including legal assistance; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula 2016, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing, with interest, the Secretary-General's revised Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health (2016-2030), undertaken by a broad coalition of partners, in support of national plans and strategies that aim for the highest attainable standards of health and well-being, physical, mental and social, at every age, ending maternal and newborn mortality, which is preventable, and noting that this can contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
The human rights of migrants 2008, para. 2b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Also reaffirms the duty of States to effectively promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants, especially those of women and children, regardless of their immigration status, in conformity with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the international instruments to which they are party, and therefore:] Takes note with appreciation of States that have successfully implemented alternative measures to detention for undocumented migrants and requests the Special Rapporteur, other special procedures of the Council and the High Commissioner for Human Rights to pay special attention to cases of arbitrary detention of migrants, particularly of migrant children and adolescents; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2008 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2016, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcoming the adoption by the General Assembly of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in which migration is included for the first time in the global development framework, acknowledging that the implementation of the 2030 Agenda could have a positive impact in addressing some of the root causes of migration and hence reduce forced migration and result in situations in which migration is a choice, and recognizing the importance of international cooperation in achieving these goals, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2016, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon countries of origin, transit and destination to facilitate family reunification, as appropriate, as an important objective that promotes the welfare and the best interests of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents, as applicable under national law, due process and the relevant provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto, and to comply with the consular notification and access obligations set forth in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations so that States may, as appropriate, provide child-friendly consular assistance, including legal assistance; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2016, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Decides to convene at its thirty-fifth session a panel discussion on the theme, “Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights”, the objective of which will be to identify challenges and best practices by countries of origin, transit and destination and possible joint efforts at all levels to protect the human rights of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents, and requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to liaise with States and all stakeholders, including relevant United Nations bodies, agencies, funds and programmes, treaty bodies, special procedures of the Human Rights Council, national human rights institutions and civil society, with a view to facilitating their participation in the panel discussion; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
A world fit for children 2002, para. 37.2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [To achieve these goals and targets, taking into account the best interests of the child, consistent with national laws, religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of the people, and in conformity with all human rights and fundamental freedoms, we will carry out the following strategies and actions:] Develop and implement policies and programmes for children, including adolescents, aimed at preventing the use of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and inhalants, except for medical purposes, and at reducing the adverse consequences of their abuse, as well as support preventive policies and programmes, especially against tobacco and alcohol. | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2002 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings 2017, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting the work of the World Health Organization High-level Working Group on the Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States to prevent the separation of migrant children and adolescents from their families, to establish effective systems in conformity with their international obligations and commitments, and to prioritize family reunification for unaccompanied or separated children with their parents, except when further separation is necessary in the best interests of the child, taking full account of the right of the child to express his or her views freely in matters that affect them and ensuring that applications by the child, or his or her parents, to enter or leave a country for the purpose of family reunification are dealt with in a positive, humane and expeditious manner and entail no adverse consequences for the applicants or family members; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
The rights of the child 2014, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the outcome document of the twenty-seventh special session of the General Assembly on children, entitled “A world fit for children”, and recalling the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development, the Dakar Framework for Action adopted at the World Education Forum, the Declaration on Social Progress and Development, the Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition, the Declaration on the Right to Development, the Declaration of the commemorative high-level plenary meeting devoted to the follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children, held in New York from 11 to 13 December 2007, the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals, held in New York from 20 to 22 September 2010, the outcome document, entitled “The future we want”, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012, and the outcome document of the third Global Conference on Child Labour, held in Brasilia from 8 to 10 October 2013, and recalling the World Congresses against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, held in Stockholm from 27 to 31 August 1996, in Yokohama, Japan, from 17 to 20 December 2001 and in Rio de Janeiro from 25 to 28 November 2008, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2016, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Taking note of the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of migrants in transit, in which the Office analysed the human rights situation of migrants in transit, highlighted human rights concerns and made recommendations aimed at addressing critical protection gaps for migrants in transit, including unaccompanied children and adolescents, and women and girls, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 1999, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States parties to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention, including their obligation to submit reports in accordance with article 19 of the Convention, in view of the high number of reports not submitted, and invites States parties to incorporate a gender perspective and information concerning children and juveniles when submitting reports to the Committee; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1999 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2000, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States parties to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention, including their obligation to submit reports in accordance with article 19, in view of the high number of reports not submitted, and invites States parties to incorporate a gender perspective and information concerning children and juveniles when submitting reports to the Committee against Torture; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2000 |