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It has become common in recent years to use the term “child sexual exploitation/abuse material” to refer to child pornography, but the new term was never coextensive nor synonymous with the term “child pornography,” which has a long history and an established legal definition. The discrepancy between the two terms was brought to light in the negotiation of a new United Nations treaty against cyber-crime.

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The Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) is a nongovernmental organization that was founded in 1997 and has held Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council since 2014. We are headquartered in New York and Washington, D.C., and are a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and advocacy organization that is dedicated to reestablishing a proper understanding of international law, protecting national sovereignty, and the dignity of the human person.

When Pro-Life Countries Surrender: Evidence from Human Rights Database.

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 11 (C-Fam) C-Fam’s new human rights database shows how pressure on pro-life countries does not diminish once they allow abortion. It increases until they allow abortion on demand and become radicalized abortion advocates themselves.

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Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

July 10, 2025

International Trans Lobby gives up on SCOTUS cases.

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 4 (C-Fam) In a surprising departure from recent years, LGBT groups and their supporters stayed quiet about international human rights law during the just-concluded Supreme Court term.

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Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

July 3, 2025

Radical Social Policies on Full Display at UN Human Rights Council.

NEW YORK, July 4 (C-Fam) UN human rights officials took over the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council to promote divisive social policies, including advocating for “gender-affirming care” services for migrants and criticizing countries that do not support pride marches, LGBT-friendly curricula in schools, and the killing of the unborn. 

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Iulia-Elena Cazan

July 3, 2025

Top UN Women’s Rights Expert Declares War on Gender Ideology.

GENEVA, June 27 (C-Fam) A war of words has broken out at the UN as the top UN human rights official for women told governments to define gender based on biological sex. She also told governments to stop using gender-neutral language in referring women. “You cannot protect what you cannot define,” said Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls.

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Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

June 26, 2025

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