A atuação das ONGs internacionais de direitos humanos nos casos de abuso e exploração sexual nas operações de paz da ONU.

Abstract

More recently, especially since the beginning of the 20th century, we have witnessed a range of new dynamics that have emerged in the international system. With the advent of the globalization process, new issues are currently relevant, such as environmental issues, violence, religion and human rights. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are one of the main representations of global civil society in the struggle for such issues. They not only provide humanitarian assistance to the needy but also act as collectors and monitor actions by states to demand responses about violations or failure to comply with a certain action that should be their responsibility. The UN peacekeeping operations are one of the most respected missions in which military troops from various countries are assembled by the organization with the larger goal of maintaining peace and security in areas of conflict. However, it is observed that in these missions there are acts of constant violation of human rights, with reports of abuse and sexual exploitation by the military against civilians. In this sense, this paper intends to discuss the actions of four NGOs that focus their human rights causes on the cases of abuse and sexual exploitation practiced by the UN's blue helmets and because they are still reported.