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The rapid development of digital technology has led to new forms of sexual abuse and exploitation, disproportionately affecting women and minors. Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OSEA) includes harmful behaviors like online grooming, live-streamed sexual abuse, and image-based sexual abuse. This report explores international legal frameworks, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Budapest Convention, and Lanzarote Convention, and focuses on South Korea's struggle with digital sex crimes. It also examines systemic shortcomings, public perceptions, and suggestions for improving victim care and strengthening legal frameworks.
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The digital revolution has transformed violence against women and girls, giving rise to cyberviolence that complements existing physical and psychological threats. Despite numerous conventions addressing gender-based violence, cyberviolence remains largely unintegrated into international law, even though studies show that a significant percentage of women and girls experience online harassment more than in real life. This report explores the legal framework surrounding online gender-based violence, various forms of cyberviolence, and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on its escalation, highlighting the urgent need to address these issues to protect women's rights and promote their digital participation.
READ MORE14 May
The report focuses on the situation of Palestinian women in Gaza, specifically addressing gender-based violence (GBV), health challenges, and how it fits into International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The situation in […]
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It examines the application of Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to human trafficking cases, focusing on three landmark cases heard by the European Court of […]
READ MORE13 Mar
Around 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV, with 95% living in low- and middle-income countries. The HIV epidemic in the 1980s led to widespread stigmatization and criminalization, leading […]
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