SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 117
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SRSG report
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Children are particularly vulnerable to those intertwined forms of violence, both as victims and witnesses. While adolescent boys may be at risk of physical aggression and homicide owing to their participation in street fighting, gang membership, possession of arms and manipulation by organized crime networks, girls are more likely to endure violence in the private sphere, in particular sexual violence, which is often associated with shame, fear and distrust.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children