children’s rights regarding freedom from sexual abuse and exploitation
Millions of girls and boys worldwide are being used in prostitution, images of child sexual abuse (child pornography), trafficking and other forms of sexual exploitati
June 22,2016
Sexual Exploitation of Children
According to Save the Children, sexual exploitation refers to “the abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust for sexual purposes; this include
June 22,2016
Children and slavery
A definition of slavery first appeared in an international agreement in the League of Nations
June 22,2016
State violence against children
Quite simply, State violence is violence enacted by the State or its subsidiary bodies , for example, police and security forces, or care institutions
June 22,2016
Forms of violence: State neglect
Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child requires States to protect the child against “all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglec
June 22,2016
What is child trafficking?
The UN Study on Violence Against Children estimates that 8.4 million children are employed in the worst forms of child labour, and of these, 1.2 million are victims of
June 22,2016
Form of violence: Torture
What is torture?
June 22,2016
CRC article 37: Torture and deprivation of liberty
Text of the article 37
States Parties shall ensure that:
June 22,2016
Children in vulnerable situation
What are the rights of children in vulnerable situations? Why are they important?
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