Compendium of good practices in the elimination of discrimination against women 2017, para. 69
Paragraph- Original document
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Paragraph text
What makes this case study a uniquely good practice is that, rather than ending with a court decision, the coalition of organizations involved continued to work together to expand that decision into a comprehensive movement for change. The 160 Girls Project developed as a result of the case centres on training and education programmes involving police, shelters, social workers and community members to ensure a multi-level long-term impact. A rape investigation training programme for police was developed that included a peer-to-peer train-the-trainers element with international police officers and ongoing training from equality lawyers and the national human rights commission. Research has shown positive impacts, including documented attitudinal changes and increased professionalism in the handling of child rape cases. Furthermore, training programmes have been developed for shelter workers on documenting sexual violence cases and the rights of victims.
- Document legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document body
- Special Procedures: Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
- Document means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Document year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 69