Protection from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation 2003, para. (d) iii

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[Urges States to respect and ensure the right of all individuals within their territory and subject to their jurisdiction, to security of person, inter alia by enforcing relevant national laws, consistent with international law, and by adopting concrete measures, where they do not exist, to prevent and combat sexual abuse and exploitation including through:] Complaint and redress mechanisms, where appropriate, which are easily accessible, do not compromise the security of the survivors or other informants, and give due regard to confidentiality. Such complaint mechanisms should, where feasible, provide victims and witnesses with referrals to support services with appropriately trained personnel, including in particular female counsellors;
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Negotiated soft law
Body
Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Document type
ExCom Conclusion
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N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2003
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
ExCom Conclusion No. 98, Protection from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (2003), OP (d) iii.
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OP
Paragraph number
(d) iii