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The sixteenth of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is to promote

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peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for

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all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

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The pandemic is intensifying children's risk of exploitation, including trafficking and

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child labor.

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One in three trafficking victims were children in 2018.

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Child labor rose to 160 million in 2020, which was the first increase in two decades.

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In 2020, the killing of 331 human rights defenders were reported in 32 countries, which is an

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increase of 18% from 2019.

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Only 82 countries had independent national human rights institutions in compliance with

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international standards.

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Bribery is at least five times more likely in low income countries at 37.6% than in high

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income countries, which is at 7.2%.