A report by the International Commission of Jurists with U.N. backing does not call for decriminalizing adults having sex with minors, as social media posts allege.
It did not call for decriminalizing sex with children, nor abolishing the age of consent for sex, she said. The International Commission of Jurists laid out legal principles to guide the application of international human rights law to criminal law across a range of issues, Stegling said.
Stegling said the U.N."is resolute in fighting the sexual exploitation of children, upholds that sexual exploitation and abuse of children is a crime, and supports countries to protect children."
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