Reparation for child victims and survivors of sale and sexualexploitation- 2023

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of
children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other
child sexual abuse material.

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of
children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse
material, Mama Fatima Singhateh, provides an overview of the activities undertaken since
her previous report and presents a thematic study on reparation for child victims and
survivors of sale and sexual exploitation. The thematic study contains an analysis of the
overall issue of children’s right to reparation and access to justice, current gaps and
challenges, and the good practices and experiences of various stakeholders on this issue. The
Special Rapporteur formulates a set of recommendations for States and other stakeholders
with a view to contributing towards the design and implementation of national and
international frameworks on providing reparation to child victims and survivors of sale and
sexual exploitation.

Introduction

  1. In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 7/13
    and 43/22, the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including
    child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, presents a
    thematic study on reparation for child victims and survivors of sale and sexual exploitation.
    The study contains an analysis of the overall issue of children’s right to reparation and access
    to justice, current gaps and challenges, and the practices and experiences of various
    stakeholders on this issue.
  2. The report also contains information on the activities undertaken by the Special
    Rapporteur since her previous report.

The full text of the report is on the United Nations website, at the following link:

https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G23/005/27/PDF/G2300527.pdf?OpenElement