被判处死刑或被处决者的儿童子女的权利很少被讨论，而且在很大程度上一直受到忽视。在思考这些问题时，必须顾及儿童的观点，这一点极为重要。
近年来，我们在全球一级看到了一些积极的事态发展：2013年9月，联合国人权理事会举行了一次关于被判处死刑或被处决者的子女权利问题的重要小组讨论，秘书长关于死刑问题的报告对这一主题也给予了特别关注。儿童权利委员会在审查缔约国关于《儿童权利公约》国家执行情况的报告时讨论了这一问题。在普遍定期审议进程中也提出了这一问题。
一些国际和区域人权文书禁止使用死刑，推动废除死刑，并严格规定死刑仅限用于惩罚“最严重的罪行”。大约160个国家已在法律或实践中废除或暂停使用死刑，一些国家已暂停执行死刑。
地域流动一直是人类发展的一个不变因素。然而，今天，普遍存在的暴力、武装冲突、暴力犯罪、粮食无保障和环境退化现象已经达到如此严重的程度，以至于我们在全球各地正在目睹着前所未有的大规模人口流动。许多流动人口是儿童：18岁以下的女孩和男孩，他们为逃离暴力或压迫，或为了在其他地方寻求安全和保护，不得不离开家园和社区。在被迫迁移别处寻求庇护的压力下，这些儿童在旅途中面临遭受暴力侵害和剥削的风险。即使他们能幸运到达目的地，也会面临这些风险。还有一些人最终会被送回原籍国，不得不再次面对迫使他们离开的现实，甚至可能会因为他们当初决定逃离而受到惩罚。简而言之，这些儿童面临一系列骇人听闻的暴力侵害，而许多当局没有能力或者不愿意解决这些问题。这些孩子长途跋涉得再远，也有可能被远远抛在后面。对他们来说，《2030年议程》的愿景似乎遥远而虚幻。
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