Victim-centred laws ‘paramount’ to combat online sexual abuse against children

Comprehensive national strategies are urgently needed to prevent child sexual abuse online and other Internet issues for children, independent UN human rights experts said on Tuesday, Safer Internet Day.

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Unilateral sanctions particularly harmful to women, children, other vulnerable groups

08 Dec 2021

Women, children and other vulnerable groups are more likely to have their human rights impacted by unilateral sanctions, an independent UN human rights expert alerted on Wednesday.

COP26: Convert climate ‘promises to action’, urge UN rights experts

03 Dec 2021

Marking the 35th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, independent UN human rights experts on Friday issued an urgent call to “move from promises to action” on the outcomes of the UN’s landmark COP26 climate conference.

Indonesia: Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, rights experts report

01 Mar 2022

Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, citing child killings, disappearances, torture and enforced mass displacement.