Sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
| mandate |
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| mandate created | 1990 |
| mandate expires/ is due for renewal | 2004 |
| type of mandate | thematic/investigative |
| reports to | Commission on Human Rights and the General Assembly |
| current post holder | Mr Juan Miguel PETIT (Uruguay) |
| un address | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais des Nations United Nations 8 -14 Avenue de la Paix 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland |
| submissions by | October |
| assistant’s name | Ms Jennifer PHILPOT-NISSEN |
| ROOM NUMBER | 3-042 |
| telephone | 00 41 22 917 9148 |
| fax | 00 41 22 917 9006 |
| jphilpot.hchr@unog.ch | |
| relevant un leaflet(s) | The Rights of the Child Fact Sheet No. 10 Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children Fact Sheet No. 23 |
| other remarks | See also committee on the Rights of the child, working group on contemporary forms of slavery, and special rapporteur on violence against women. There is also a Working Group on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, not covered in this guide (see Appendix B), reporting to the Commission, that is developing a draft Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on these matters. It does not deal with complaints. |