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The right of the child to freedom of expression 2014, para. 70
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- In the case of sexual exploitation, for example, advances in technology, including faster Internet connections and new ways of transmitting material that circumvent Internet service providers, have facilitated the sharing of images involving child abuse. Cybergrooming also involves the use of the Internet, this time to "befriend" and facilitate online sexual contact or a physical meeting with a child or young person for the purpose of committing sexual abuse. Offenders often use online forums such as chat rooms, social networking sites and instant messaging for this purpose; these "deconstruct traditional boundaries of privacy" and result in children being exposed to risks. Lastly, cyberbullying is understood as the psychological bullying and hazing by adults or other children through information and communications technologies. Cyberbullying can take various forms, including threats and intimidation, harassment, cyberstalking, vilification and defamation, exclusion or peer rejection, impersonation, unauthorized publication of private information or images, and manipulation. This is particularly problematic for groups that are already considered vulnerable in society.
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- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right of the child to freedom of expression 2014, para. 33
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- The Committee has also observed that the media play an important role both in promoting awareness of the rights of children to express their views and in providing opportunities for the expression of such views (see CRC/C/GC/12, para. 83). Other duties of the media under this provision include: providing access to different sources of information; portraying the positive contribution of young people to society; disseminating information on the existence of services, facilities and opportunities for children; promoting egalitarian principles and roles; and minimizing the level of pornography, drugs and violence portrayed (see General Assembly resolution 45/112, annex).
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protection of journalists and press freedom 2010, para. 73
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- On 15 July 2009, the Special Rapporteur, together with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, sent an urgent appeal to the Government of Azerbaijan concerning a youth activist and a prominent video-blogger who, on 8 July 2009, together with a colleague, was physically assaulted by two men in civilian clothing while having lunch in a restaurant. Both reported the attack to the police and, as a result, they were interrogated for several hours and subsequently arrested. The following day, a preliminary hearing was held in their case, and the video-blogger and his colleague were charged with hooliganism under article 221 of the criminal code of Azerbaijan and remanded to two months pre-trial detention pending further investigation of the case. The hearing in their case was held in closed session. The assailants were present at their hearing only as witnesses, and remained free at the time the communication was sent.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Youth
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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