Summary: The mandate of the Special
Rapporteur on the sale of children,
child prostitution and child
pornography was first created in
1990 by the Commission on Human
Rights in its resolution 1990/68. The
Economic and Social Council, in its
decision 1990/240, confirmed the
mandate. Here you can find the
report of the Special rapporteur.
The reports (E/CN.4/1991/51), (E/CN.4/1992/55 and Add.1),
(E/CN.4/1993/67) were repectively presented at the 47,48,49
sessions.
47th session :
www.unhchr.ch/huridocda/huridoca.nsf/(Symbol)/E.CN.4.1991.51.
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48th session :
www.unhchr.ch/huridocda/huridoca.nsf/(Symbol)/E.CN.4.1992.55.
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49th session:
www.unhchr.ch/huridocda/huridoca.nsf/(Symbol)/E.CN.4.1993.67.
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50th session:
www.unhchr.ch/huridocda/huridoca.nsf/(Symbol)/E.CN.4.1994.84.
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Here the introduction of the fourth report for the 50th session.
E/CN.4/1994/84
14 January 1994
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Fiftieth session
Item 22 of the provisional agenda
RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Report submitted by Mr. Vitit Muntarbhorn, Special Rapporteur, in
accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/82
CONTENTS
Paragraphs
Introduction 1 - 29
A. General comments 3 - 24
B. Methodology 25 - 29
SALE OF CHILDREN 30 - 131
A. Adoption for commercial purposes 33 - 63
B. Exploitation of child labour 64 - 99
C. Organ transplantation 100 - 113
D. Other forms of sale 114 - 131
II. CHILD PROSTITUTION
III. CHILD PORNOGRAPHY 172 - 193
IV. COMMUNICATIONS 194 - 220
V. RECOMMENDATIONS 221 - 261
A. General 221 - 228
B. Short-term measures 229 - 247
C. Medium- and long-term measures 248 - 261
Annex: List of States which replied to the communication on the
sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
circulated by the Special Rapporteur in 1993
Introduction
1. The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children,
child prostitution and child pornography was first created in 1990
by the Commission on Human Rights for one year in its resolution
1990/68. The Economic and Social Council, in its decision
1990/240, confirmed the mandate and extended it to cover a
period of two years. Accordingly, the Special Rapporteur
submitted his annual reports (E/CN.4/1991/51 and
E/CN.4/1992/55 and Add.1) to the Commission on Human Rights
at its forty-seventh and forty-eighth sessions. In its resolution
1992/76, the Commission renewed the mandate for a further
period of three years, which was approved by the Economic and
Social Council in its decision 1992/244. The Special Rapporteur
presented a further report to the Commission at its forty-ninth
session (E/CN.4/1993/67). The present report covers the period
from December 1992 to the beginning of December 1993.
2. During the period under consideration the Special Rapporteur
carried out one country visit to Nepal at the kind invitation of the
Government of Nepal. The findings of the mission are reflected in
the addendum to the present report (E/CN.4/1994/84/Add.1). He
had hoped to visit one other country during the year in another
region of the world and at another level of economic
development, to illustrate the fact that the issues under the
mandate concern both developing and developed countries.
However, it was not possible to organize the other visit owing to
constraints of time and resources. It is hoped that in 1994 other
visits will be possible, particularly to North America and Africa.