SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 104
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Second, strong accountability mechanisms need to be put in place to safeguard children's rights in places of detention, through rigorous oversight, inspection and independent monitoring by competent authorities and institutions to prevent and respond to incidents of violence and to fight impunity.
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children