SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 98
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In stark contrast with these standards, however, thousands of children are detained for long or indefinite periods of time, lacking genuine opportunities to gain access to justice and to challenge the legality of their detention and being neglected in their needs for care, treatment and protection. While deprived of liberty, they may be exposed to violence by other detainees and by staff, including bullying, psychological violence and sexual abuse, as well as corporal punishment, flogging and other forms of inhuman sentencing, alongside the risk of self-harm.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children