The United Nations (UN) discreetly published a report that calls for nations to decriminalize sexual relations between adults and minors, opening Pandora’s Box for the normalization of things like pedophilia and pederasty, along with a variety of other sexually-related issues

Published on March 8th, 2023, UNAIDS – a subdivision within the UN designed to end AIDS disease by 2030, one of the group’s sustainability development goals by 2030 – in collaboration with the International Committee of Jurists (ICJ) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); released a document that introduces “a new set of expert jurist legal principles to guide the application of international human rights law to criminal law,” to wit, a new “approach to laws criminalizing conduct in relation to sex, drug use, HIV, sexual and reproductive health, homelessness and poverty.”

Other sponsors include people such as Catalina Botero, Director of the UNESCO Chair of Freedom of Expression; and Fanny Gomez-Lugo, J.D., LL.M., Adjunct Professor of Law at the Jesuit Georgetown University Law Center in the United States, amongst over two dozen more endorsees.

UNAIDS condemns countries that criminalize “sex work” (prostitution and pornography) and seeks to impose new laws that protest “sexual and reproductive health and rights, consensual sexual activity, gender identity, gender expression,” among other things.

Pedophilia is a mental disorder characterized by persistent sexual attraction to prepubescent children. Pedophilia can affect individuals of any gender, race, or socioeconomic status. 

Children who pedophiles victimize can experience a range of physical, psychological, and social problems that can last well into adulthood. These can include depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, difficulties forming intimate relationships, and various physical health problems. In addition, child sexual abuse can have serious societal consequences, including increased healthcare costs, lost productivity, and increased criminal justice and social service expenditures.

It is important for individuals and communities to take steps to prevent and address child sexual abuse, including educating children and adults about healthy sexual behavior, reporting suspected abuse to the authorities, and providing support and resources to victims and their families. Early intervention and treatment for individuals with pedophilic disorder can also effectively prevent child sexual abuse.