SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 55

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Document type
SRSG report
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Adolescent boys are at high risk of homicide because they are more prone to participating in activities such as street fighting, street crime, gang membership and possession of weapons. For girls, the greatest risk is violence from intimate partners.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Adolescents
  • Boys
  • Girls
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
55