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Rights of the child (2014), para. 117
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- (i) To contribute to the prevention and elimination of the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography by adopting a holistic approach, addressing the contributing factors, including underdevelopment, poverty, economic disparities, inequitable socioeconomic structures, dysfunctional families, lack of education, urban-rural migration, gender discrimination, criminal or irresponsible adult sexual behaviour, child sex tourism, organized crime, armed conflicts and trafficking in children;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Health
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (2013), para. 22
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- Recognizing also the important role of the family in combating violence against women and girls and the need to support its capacity to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls,
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Girls
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Jerusalem (2011), para. 08
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- Expressing its grave concern further about the continuing Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes and the eviction of numerous Palestinian families from East Jerusalem neighbourhoods, as well as other acts of provocation and incitement, including by Israeli settlers, in the city,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2010), para. 20
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- Recognizing the general progress made by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in the delivery of advisory services and assistance to requesting Member States in the areas of corruption, organized crime, money-laundering, terrorism, kidnapping and trafficking in persons, including the support and protection, as appropriate, of victims, their families and witnesses, as well as drug trafficking and international cooperation, with special emphasis on extradition and mutual legal assistance,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Rights of the child (2003), para. 090
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- 8. Also calls upon States to criminalize and to penalize effectively, in conformity with all relevant and applicable international instruments, all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse of children, including within the family or for commercial purposes, paedophilia, child pornography, child prostitution, child sex tourism, trafficking, the sale of children and their organs, engagement in forced child labour and any other form of exploitation, while ensuring that, in the treatment by the criminal justice system of children who are victims, the best interest of the child shall be a primary consideration, and to take effective measures to ensure the prosecution of offenders, whether local or foreign, by the competent national authorities, either in the country of origin of the offender or in the country in which the abuse occurs, in accordance with due process of law;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2013), para. 19
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- (n) Persistent failure to uphold due process of law, and violations of the rights of detainees, including the widespread and systematic use of arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance, the lack of access of detainees to legal representation of their choice, the refusal to consider granting bail to detainees, the poor conditions of prisons, including the serious overcrowding and poor level of sanitation, and the denial of access to medical treatment, as well as persistent reports of detainees dying in custody, being subjected to torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence, harsh interrogation techniques and the use of pressure exerted upon their relatives and dependants, including through arrest, to obtain false confessions that are then used at trials;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Draft outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (2017), para. 13
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- 8. We express solidarity with and compassion for victims and survivors, call for full respect of their human rights, and, recognizing their role as agents of change in the global fight against trafficking in persons, encourage further consideration of incorporating their perspective and experience in all efforts to prevent and combat trafficking in persons. We will provide appropriate care, assistance and services for their recovery and rehabilitation, working with civil society and other relevant partners. We will also undertake appropriate measures for access to justice and protections for victims in criminal justice processes, including measures to ensure that identified victims are not penalized for having been trafficked and that they do not suffer from victimization as a result of actions taken by Government authorities, communities and families.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2016), para. 12
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- Recognizing that arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances in the Syrian Arab Republic have increasingly targeted persons belonging to communities believed to support armed groups or to be insufficiently loyal to the Government or to other parties to the conflict, which has had a traumatic impact on victims and their families,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (1997), para. 24
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- 10. Deplores the politically motivated continuing violence against Iranians outside the Islamic Republic of Iran, and urges the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to refrain from activities against members of the Iranian opposition living abroad and the harassment of their relatives within the Islamic Republic of Iran and to cooperate wholeheartedly with the authorities of other countries in investigating and punishing offences reported by them;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Rights of the child (2005), para. 071
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- 35. Further calls upon all States to protect refugee, asylum-seeking and internally displaced children, in particular those who are unaccompanied, who are particularly exposed to risks in connection with armed conflict, such as recruitment, sexual violence and exploitation, to pay particular attention to programmes for voluntary repatriation and, wherever possible, local integration and resettlement, to give priority to family tracing and reunification and, where appropriate, to cooperate with international humanitarian and refugee organizations, including by facilitating their work;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Rights of the child (2008), para. 108
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- 53. Also condemns all kinds of abduction of children, in particular extortive abduction and abduction of children in situations of armed conflict, including for the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts, and urges States to take all appropriate measures to secure their unconditional release, rehabilitation, reintegration and reunification with their families;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants (2016), para. 109
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- (a) Ensure, to the extent possible, that measures are in place to identify persons in need of international protection as refugees, provide for adequate, safe and dignified reception conditions, with a particular emphasis on persons with specific needs, victims of human trafficking, child protection, family unity, and prevention of and response to sexual and gender-based violence, and support the critical contribution of receiving communities and societies in this regard;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 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. 258
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- (j) To ensure that alleged incidents of violence against children during their contact with the police are independently, promptly and effectively investigated and that those alleged to have been implicated in violence against children are removed from any position of control or power, whether direct or indirect, over complainants, witnesses and their families, as well as those conducting the investigation;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Elimination of domestic violence against women (2004), para. 08
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- Recognizing further the serious immediate and long-term implications for health, including sexual and reproductive health, that domestic violence against women can present for individuals and families,
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Eritrea (2016), para. 27
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- 4. Condemns in particular the arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, enslavement, torture, killing, sexual violence, discrimination on the basis of religion and ethnicity and reprisals for the alleged conduct of family members, and the human rights violations in the context of indefinite national service, including those involving forced labour, the forced military conscription of children and sexual violence;
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 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. 246
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- 32. Mindful of the fact that police and other security forces can sometimes be responsible for acts of violence against children, Member States are urged, while taking into consideration relevant international legal instruments, to prevent abuse of power, arbitrary detention, corruption and extortion by police officers who target children and their families.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) (2011), para. 200
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- In view of women prisoners’ disproportionate experience of domestic violence, they shall be properly consulted as to who, including which family members, is allowed to visit them.
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Rights of the child (2016), para. 005
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- Recalling the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 3 the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 3 the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 4 the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, 5 the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 6 the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 7 and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 8 and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 9
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (2011), para. 49
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- (n) Encouraging the removal of all barriers to women’s access to justice and ensuring that effective legal assistance is provided to all female victims of violence so that they can make informed decisions regarding, inter alia, legal proceedings and issues relating to family law, and also ensuring that victims have access to just and effective remedies for the harm that they have suffered, including through the adoption of national legislation where necessary;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 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. 086
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- (b) To adopt measures to prevent violence within the family and the community, address cultural acceptance or tolerance of violence against children, including gender-related violence, and challenge harmful practices;
- Topic(s)
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Question of enforced or involuntary disappearances (2005), para. 24
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- 11. Stresses the importance of the work of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances of the Commission on Human Rights, and encourages it in the execution of its mandate to continue to promote communication between the families of disappeared persons and the Governments concerned, in particular when ordinary channels have failed, with a view to ensuring that sufficiently documented and clearly identified individual cases are investigated and to ascertaining whether such information falls under its mandate and contains the required elements;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: remedies for women who have been subjected to violence (2012), para. 21
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- 7. Urges States to adopt measures to enhance the awareness of women, and in particular women at known risk of gender-based violence, of their rights, the law and the protection and legal remedies it offers, including by disseminating information on the assistance available to women and families who have experienced violence, and ensuring that timely and appropriate information is available to all women who have been subjected to violence, at all stages of the justice system;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Rights of the child (2003), para. 032
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- 4. Also urges all States to ensure that a child shall not be separated from his or her parents against their will, except when the competent authorities, subject to judicial review, determine, in accordance with applicable law and procedures, that such separation is necessary in the best interest of the child, and, where alternative care is necessary, to promote family and community-based care in preference to placement in institutions, recognizing that such determination may be necessary in a particular case, such as one involving abuse or neglect of the child by the parents or one in which the parents are living separately and a decision must be made as to the child’s place of residence;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Violence against women migrant workers (2016), para. 20
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- Expressing deep concern at the continuing reports of grave abuses and violence committed against migrant women and girls, including gender -based violence, sexual violence, domestic and family violence, racist and xenophobic acts, discrimination, abusive labour practices, exploitative conditions of work and contemporary forms of slavery, inter alia, all forms of forced labour and trafficking in persons,
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Protecting children from bullying (2017), para. 28
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- (g) To raise public awareness, involving family members, legal guardians, caregivers, young people, 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)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Youth
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
Paragraph
Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons (2018), para. 28
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- Stressing the need to take appropriate measures to ensure access to justice and protections for victims in criminal justice processes, including measures to ensure that identified victims of trafficking in persons are not penalized for having been trafficked and that they do not suffer from victimization as a result of actions taken by government authorities, communities and families,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Jerusalem (2013), para. 08
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- Expressing its grave concern further about the continuing Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes, the revocation of residency rights and the eviction and displacement of numerous Palestinian families from East Jerusalem neighbourhoods, as well as other acts of provocation and incitement, including by Israeli settlers, in the city, including desecration of mosques and churches,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
Paragraph
Situation of human rights in Eritrea (2017), para. 22
- Original document
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- 5. Condemns in particular the arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, torture, killing, sexual violence, discrimination on the basis of religion and ethnicity and reprisals for the alleged conduct of family members, and the human rights violations and abuses in the context of indefinite national service, including those involving forced labour, the forced military conscription of children and sexual violence;
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Jerusalem (2016), para. 08
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- Expressing its grave concern further about the continuing Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes and other civilian infrastructure in and around East Jerusalem, the revocation of residency rights, and the eviction and displacement of numerous Palestinian families from East Jerusalem neighbourhoods, including Bedouin families, as well as other acts of provocation and incitement, including by Israeli settlers, in the city, including desecration of mosques and churches,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Recognizing the contribution of environmental human rights defenders to the enjoyment of human rights, environmental protection andsustainable development (2019), para. 17
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- Alarmed by the increasing rate of killings, violent acts, including gender-based violence, threats, harassment, intimidation, smear campaigns, criminalization, judicial harassment, forced eviction and displacement of environmental human rights defenders, including indigenous and women human rights defenders, and human rights defenders addressing issues relating to land rights, their family members, communities, associates and legal representatives, as reported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and other special procedures,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Ethnic minorities
- Families
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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