China News Service, Geneva, January 19. Several batches of court documents have been released recently in the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy businessman who died in prison in the United States and was suspected of sexually assaulting underage girls, showing that a number of celebrities were related to the case or were involved in the case. In response to being "named" in the lawsuit, United Nations human rights experts issued a statement on the 19th, emphasizing that no one is above the law and urging a thorough investigation of Epstein's case.
Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, and Mama Fatima Shinhat, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale of children and child sexual exploitation and abuse. Mama Fatima Singhateh said in a statement that the court documents provide insight into Epstein's involvement in sex trafficking and its operations. The crimes he was accused of were horrific, including the sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, rape, and sexual abuse of women and children. Sex trafficking, slavery, torture and enforced disappearances.
Many victims appear to remain exploited due to coercion.
The statement pointed out that Epstein, together with his ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, lured these minor victims and survivors into the evil world, forming a huge network, and succeeded repeatedly over the years. These are deeply disturbing. disturbed.
The statement urged that given the nature of these criminal activities and the ongoing investigations at the international level, law enforcement agencies should ensure that investigations are comprehensive, speedy, transparent, and immediately enter the judicial process. "Anyone who participates in, aids, or abets these heinous crimes against women and children atrocities, including those involved in sex trafficking and pimps, must be brought to justice."
The statement stressed that how law enforcement and the judiciary handle this case will set an important precedent: either to show that this kind of crime against women and children is unacceptable, or to reinforce the idea that power and relationships can serve as a shield and protect the perpetrators from immunity. Be punished.
On the other hand, the statement pays tribute to the victims and survivors who have the courage to expose crimes, calls for protecting their privacy, guarding against further denigration and trauma, and providing them with adequate, sustainable and transformative reparations at the center.
Epstein was born in New York, USA in 1953. He worked as a high school teacher in his early years and later entered the financial world and became a "tycoon".
In July 2019, Epstein was arrested and subsequently indicted by New York prosecutors on suspicion of sex trafficking and conspiracy to abduct underage girls.
A month later, Epstein died in prison. The police initially concluded that he committed suicide, but some public opinion raised questions.
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