The right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence 2011, para. 23b
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[Children with disabilities may be subject to particular forms of physical violence such as:] Violence in the guise of treatment (for example electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) and electric shocks used as "aversion treatment" to control children's behaviour); and
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)
Gender
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Persons with disabilities
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 13, The right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence (2011), para. 23b.