Harmful practices (joint General Recommendation with CEDAW) 2014, para. 49
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Individuals providing services for women and children, especially medical personnel and teachers, are uniquely placed to identify actual or potential victims of harmful practices. They are, however, often bound by rules of confidentiality that may conflict with their obligation to report the actual occurrence of a harmful practice or the potential for it to occur. This must be overcome with specific regulations that make it mandatory for them to report such incidents.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Harmful Practices
Person(s) affected
Children
Women
Year
2014
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 18, Harmful practices (joint General Comment with CEDAW) (2014), para. 49.