SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 111
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Several case studies have demonstrated that even when diversion to restorative justice has been promoted as an alternative to formal judicial proceedings, important risks may persist for the protection of children. These include the use of threats to obtain compliance with a restorative agreement; testimony of a child or admission of responsibility obtained through undue means; referral to a diversion programme without the prior consent of the victim or the offender; the use of rushed mediation sessions; referral to public mediation sessions, where the right to confidentiality is violated; and the referral of cases to restorative justice conferencing without any preliminary inquiry or compelling evidence.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children