Children Present Human Rights Report To UN By Jess Distill 1. október 2020 15:30 A few of the report's authors celebrated finishing it on Tuesday. They've worked on it the past two years. A children’s report on the state of human rights in Iceland has been presented to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, Vísir reports. The report was prepared with the help of children and young people across Iceland in order to meet the aims of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child; that the children have a say in the decisions that concern them. During the presentation, concerns were raised about sexual abuse online, and lack of faith in the judiciary system to deal with such cases. The need for more sex education and internet safety education to help children protect themselves was also highlighted. Soffía Kristjánsdóttir, who took part in the work, says, “It is difficult to keep track of what is happening online and we feel that we have to educate people. Young people and children need to be educated about the dangers of the internet and how they can demonstrate responsible use of the internet and social media.” The authors of the report interviewed Sólborg Guðbrandsdóttir, who started the Instagram page Fávitar. She receives several inquiries daily from children who have experienced online sexual harassment. “The youngest child who has come to me is 11 years old and many children in primary school have called and asked for advice.” “Most often these are sexual messages, sexual descriptions, unsolicited sexual images, children being offered prostitution and threats to distribute nudity,” says Sólborg. The authors of the report say that there is obviously a huge lack of sex education and that children have placed great emphasis on it. The post Children Present Human Rights Report To UN appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine. Note: Due to the effect the Coronavirus is having on tourism in Iceland, it’s become increasingly difficult for the Grapevine to survive. If you enjoy Grapevine’s content and want to help it’s journalists do things like eat and pay rent, please consider joining the High Five Club. You can also check out Grapevine’s shop, loaded with books, apparel and other cool merch, that you can buy and have delivered right to your door. Athugið. Vísir hvetur lesendur til að skiptast á skoðunum. Allar athugasemdir eru á ábyrgð þeirra er þær rita. Lesendur skulu halda sig við málefnalega og hófstillta umræðu og áskilur Vísir sér rétt til að fjarlægja ummæli og/eða umræðu sem fer út fyrir þau mörk. Vísir mun loka á aðgang þeirra sem tjá sig ekki undir eigin nafni eða gerast ítrekað brotlegir við ofangreindar umgengnisreglur. Mest lesið „Ef ekkert breytist þá erum við að fara á hausinn“ Innlent Stefna íslenska ríkinu vegna andláts tveggja ára dóttur Innlent Fjölskyldur birta myndskeið af blóðugum gíslum Hamas-liða Erlent Nemandinn ákærður fyrir tilraun til manndráps Innlent Annar umdeildur fáni hékk við annað hús dómara Erlent Jón sendir valgreiðslukröfur í heimabanka stuðningsmanna sinna Innlent Skipsbrak varpar ljósi á harmleik undan Vestfjörðum fyrir 72 árum Innlent Segja fiskiolíu geta aukið líkurnar á gáttatifi og heilablóðfalli Erlent Níu létust á framboðsfundi Erlent Forsetavaktin 2024: Hver verður sjöundi forseti lýðveldisins? Innlent
A children’s report on the state of human rights in Iceland has been presented to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, Vísir reports. The report was prepared with the help of children and young people across Iceland in order to meet the aims of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child; that the children have a say in the decisions that concern them. During the presentation, concerns were raised about sexual abuse online, and lack of faith in the judiciary system to deal with such cases. The need for more sex education and internet safety education to help children protect themselves was also highlighted. Soffía Kristjánsdóttir, who took part in the work, says, “It is difficult to keep track of what is happening online and we feel that we have to educate people. Young people and children need to be educated about the dangers of the internet and how they can demonstrate responsible use of the internet and social media.” The authors of the report interviewed Sólborg Guðbrandsdóttir, who started the Instagram page Fávitar. She receives several inquiries daily from children who have experienced online sexual harassment. “The youngest child who has come to me is 11 years old and many children in primary school have called and asked for advice.” “Most often these are sexual messages, sexual descriptions, unsolicited sexual images, children being offered prostitution and threats to distribute nudity,” says Sólborg. The authors of the report say that there is obviously a huge lack of sex education and that children have placed great emphasis on it. The post Children Present Human Rights Report To UN appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine. Note: Due to the effect the Coronavirus is having on tourism in Iceland, it’s become increasingly difficult for the Grapevine to survive. If you enjoy Grapevine’s content and want to help it’s journalists do things like eat and pay rent, please consider joining the High Five Club. You can also check out Grapevine’s shop, loaded with books, apparel and other cool merch, that you can buy and have delivered right to your door.
Note: Due to the effect the Coronavirus is having on tourism in Iceland, it’s become increasingly difficult for the Grapevine to survive. If you enjoy Grapevine’s content and want to help it’s journalists do things like eat and pay rent, please consider joining the High Five Club. You can also check out Grapevine’s shop, loaded with books, apparel and other cool merch, that you can buy and have delivered right to your door.
Athugið. Vísir hvetur lesendur til að skiptast á skoðunum. Allar athugasemdir eru á ábyrgð þeirra er þær rita. Lesendur skulu halda sig við málefnalega og hófstillta umræðu og áskilur Vísir sér rétt til að fjarlægja ummæli og/eða umræðu sem fer út fyrir þau mörk. Vísir mun loka á aðgang þeirra sem tjá sig ekki undir eigin nafni eða gerast ítrekað brotlegir við ofangreindar umgengnisreglur. Mest lesið „Ef ekkert breytist þá erum við að fara á hausinn“ Innlent Stefna íslenska ríkinu vegna andláts tveggja ára dóttur Innlent Fjölskyldur birta myndskeið af blóðugum gíslum Hamas-liða Erlent Nemandinn ákærður fyrir tilraun til manndráps Innlent Annar umdeildur fáni hékk við annað hús dómara Erlent Jón sendir valgreiðslukröfur í heimabanka stuðningsmanna sinna Innlent Skipsbrak varpar ljósi á harmleik undan Vestfjörðum fyrir 72 árum Innlent Segja fiskiolíu geta aukið líkurnar á gáttatifi og heilablóðfalli Erlent Níu létust á framboðsfundi Erlent Forsetavaktin 2024: Hver verður sjöundi forseti lýðveldisins? Innlent