SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 21b

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[Legislation prohibiting all forms of violence is a key component of a comprehensive national strategy for children's protection from violence. To take stock of progress, identify positive experiences and advance legal reform in this area, the Special Representative organized, in July 2011, an expert consultation with OHCHR, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the NGO Advisory Council on Violence against Children. The consultation highlighted the following key conclusions and recommendations (see also A/HRC/19/64):] Law reform needs to be pursued through a comprehensive review of national legislation to ensure conformity with international human rights standards and overcome dispersed action; it requires the introduction of an explicit legal ban on all forms of violence in all settings, supplemented by detailed provisions in relevant pieces of legislation to tackle distinct manifestations of violence and the various contexts within which violence may occur; national legislation needs to be periodically reviewed and evaluated to address gaps and emerging concerns;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Document type
SRSG report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
21b