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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 101
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- Violence in detention facilities is rarely reported or investigated and often remains unpunished and hidden from external scrutiny. The failure to hold perpetrators accountable leads to the perpetuation of violence and a deep sense of impunity.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 58
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- Migration can aggravate such a situation. In affected countries, many children live with only one or without any parent and in many cases deprivation is pervasive, with high rates of child poverty and limited access to social services to prevent and respond to violent incidents.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 95
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- At the conference, held in Buenos Aires, participants identified legislative and institutional developments in Latin America and good practices and challenges in the monitoring and inspection of places of detention and in the promotion of autonomous and independent monitoring mechanisms. The conference also provided an opportunity to review comparable experiences and trends in Europe.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 46
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- As implementation of the 2030 Agenda starts, countless children are being left behind, including those deprived of their liberty. Children in vulnerable situations, including those who have run away from domestic violence, those who live on the street and those who are victims of trafficking, prostitution, organized crime or conflict situations, are at special risk. Still others may end up in detention as a result of mental health and drug abuse or because of their status as migrants or asylum seekers.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 76
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- Children in vulnerable situations and facing difficulties in their daily lives also tend to face risks online. Indeed, children with disabilities, children experiencing social exclusion, those out of school and those belonging to minorities or affected by migration are less likely to access the Internet and thus learn safety practices while online. As a result, when they do access the Internet they are more likely to be exposed to cyberbullying.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 59
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- This situation is at times aggravated by the impact of migration. As highlighted during the Special Representative's visit to El Salvador, in June 2013, 40 per cent of Salvadoran children live with only one or even without any parent, as a result of migration or abandonment by their family. In many cases, deprivation is the norm at home, with one in every two children living in poverty, and with limited access to social services of quality to prevent and respond to violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 14a
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- [At the consultation, in which governmental experts and representatives of United Nations agencies, international and regional organizations, human rights bodies, academia and civil society participated, a set of practical recommendations to assist States and other actors in the development of a violence-free justice system for children was drawn up. Those recommendations, included in a joint report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/21/25), address the following issues:] Preventing the criminalization and penalization of children. The prevention and reduction of situations leading to the deprivation of children's liberty is a critical strategy for decreasing the risk of violence in the criminal justice system. States should pursue this goal by: (i) decriminalizing "status offences", such as begging, vagrancy, truancy and loitering; (ii) preventing the detention of unaccompanied migrant children and asylum seekers on the basis of their status; (iii) ensuring that children with mental health and substance abuse problems are appropriately cared for, rather than dealt with by the criminal justice system; (iv) ensuring universal birth registration, raising the age of criminal responsibility to at least 12 years and continuing to raise it further, and ensuring non-custodial options for children below that age; and (v) supporting the prevention of criminalization and penalization through a robust and well-resourced child protection system, with effective coordination between the justice, social welfare and education sectors.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2012
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 20
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- As implementation of the 2030 Agenda starts, countless children are already being left behind. This includes children deprived of their liberty. Children in vulnerable situations, including those who have run away from domestic violence, those who live on the street and those who are victims of trafficking, prostitution, organized crime or conflict situations are at special risk; still others may end up in detention as a result of mental health and drug abuse, or because of their status as migrants or asylum seekers.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 100
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- Children on the move, including refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and victims of trafficking or smuggling may be placed in detention centres or cells in military bases or confined in restricted areas in airports, harbour facilities and islands. They may also be subject to involuntary transportation in vehicles, aeroplanes, boats or other vessels. Girls may be deprived of liberty supposedly for their own protection, including when they are at risk of honour crimes, trafficking or other forms of violence and, while detained, exposed to the risk?of?further?abuse and exploitation.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 49
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- More often than not, these children fail to benefit from the protection they are entitled to. They can be perceived as interlopers rather than vulnerable victims at risk who cross borders in search of a safe destination. Child migrants may lack proper documentation or not speak the local language. For the most part, they are simply too frightened to report incidents of abuse or to speak about the trauma they have endured. They do not seek help, including medical help, for fear of a negative impact on pending decisions on their status, or out of fear of arrest or deportation.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 63
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- The partnership with the Central American Integration System was further advanced with the participation of the Special Representative at the Ministerial Meeting of the Commission on Security, held in May in the Dominican Republic. The meeting provided a strategic platform to discuss the impact on children of armed violence, drug trafficking and organized crime, including in the context of migration to identify measures to address these serious manifestations of violence. One important outcome was the agreement to include these dimensions in the Central American Strategy on Security.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 91
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- In November 2012, the Special Representative participated in the UNICEF conference on "A better way to protect all children: the theory and practice of child protection systems", co-hosted with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Save the Children, and World Vision. The conference, held in New Delhi, brought together policymakers, academics and practitioners to review and consolidate lessons learned, explore new ideas and outline an agenda for the future, within which the protection of children from violence has a central place.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 46
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- The past few years have witnessed growing numbers of children and adolescents on the move, alone or with their families, within and across countries. In 2015, children constituted more than half of the total refugee population, and more than 100,000 asylum claims were lodged by unaccompanied or separated children. More often than not, a child's decision to leave home is an escape strategy to secure safety and protection; to reach a safe haven from political instability, conflict, natural disasters, violence and exploitation. For children on the move, especially those who travel unaccompanied or separated from their families, violence infuses daily life and is often part of a continuum. Fear and insecurity are widespread, and impunity prevails. During a recent country visit by the Special Representative, children repeatedly told her that life was unfair and that they saw their neighbourhood as a ghetto of hopelessness, lawlessness and fear.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 55
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- The Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols, together with other international standards, including the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, provide clear guidance on upholding children's rights and preventing and eliminating the risks of violence in the lives of children on the move. Firstly, these standards recognize the imperative to act and to ensure without discrimination the realization of the rights of all children who fall under the jurisdiction of the State. This includes asylum-seeking, refugee, migrant and stateless children, and, in this context, we should recall that a child is born stateless every 10 minutes.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 51
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- The study is a high priority for the mandate of the Special Representative, and she has facilitated the initial coordination and planning efforts in the lead-up to its development, in partnership with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Committee on the Rights of the Child. To prepare the ground, the Special Representative has spearheaded efforts to establish an institutional framework, including a United Nations inter-agency task force, a civil society forum and a cross-regional academic research network.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 112
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- The conference highlighted significant recommendations, both on deprivation of liberty as a measure of last resort and on national monitoring mechanisms for places of detention.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 22
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- The consistency of this work has made it possible for the international community to share experiences, consolidate knowledge, assess progress and achieve significant results in crucial areas. Step by step, child protection systems are being strengthened around the world. More and more social workers and police, education, health, criminal justice, migration and refugee asylum personnel are being trained in early detection and prevention of and response to incidents of violence and to listen to and follow up on children's testimonies about violence in their lives. Incrementally, children and their families are gaining access to counselling and legal advice and representation to address incidents of violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 66
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- The Internet has the potential to compound and magnify existing vulnerabilities of children at risk, and to add to the challenges they face in the offline world. For marginalized children, including those experiencing social exclusion, those out of school, with disabilities, belonging to minorities or affected by migration, who may have no access to the Internet at home or in school, who may lack guidance and advice from caregivers and who explore the cyberspace on their own, the opportunity to become an empowered digital citizen is seriously limited. Those children will be less likely to enjoy the benefits offered by the online environment or to receive information regarding online safety than their peers, and more likely to face bullying, harassment or exploitation online.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 14
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- Children engaged in domestic work, most of them girls, are also highly vulnerable to violence. According to the most recent figures published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), at least 52.6 million people are employed as domestic workers across the world, 15.5 million of whom are children. Most of them work as housekeepers, nannies or caregivers, and many are also migrants who hope to support their families through their remittances. Often isolated, with no formal protection structure, child domestic workers are highly vulnerable to labour exploitation, working long hours without rest, being denied holidays or deprived of wages, and enduring serious manifestations of violence and abuse.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 28
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- Children engaged in domestic work, most of them girls, are highly vulnerable to violence. According to ILO estimates contained in the publication Ending Child Labour in Domestic Work and Protecting Young Workers for Abusive Working Conditions, there may be as many as 100 million domestic workers worldwide, 15.5 million of whom are children. Most of them work as housekeepers, nannies or caregivers, and many are also migrants who hope to support their families through their remittances. Often isolated, with no formal protection structure, child domestic workers are highly vulnerable to labour exploitation, through having to work long hours without rest, being denied holidays or being deprived of wages, as well as to serious manifestations of violence and abuse.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 36a
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- [To address these concerns, in 2012 the Special Representative organized an expert consultation and issued a joint report (A/HRC/21/25) with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and OHCHR, and highlighted the urgency of:]Preventing the criminalization and penalization of children, including by strengthening a well-resourced child protection system to avoid the use of the justice system as a replacement for an ill-functioning system of care and protection of children; ensuring a universal system of birth registration to safeguard children's protection and prevent their treatment as adults; decriminalizing "status offences", such as begging and vagrancy; and preventing the detention of children with mental health and substance abuse problems and of unaccompanied migrant children and asylum seekers on the basis of their status;
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 97
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- A justice system based on the respect of the rights of the child is critical when preventing and addressing incidents of violence against children. Child victims of violence, including as a result of trafficking and exploitation, are, however, still too often criminalized and deprived of the protection that they should enjoy as children. Marginalized children, including those living in poverty, migrants and asylum-seekers face risks of physical, psychological and sexual violence, are denied access to legal assistance, or placed in detention instead of benefiting from adequate care arrangements. Frequently considered the first option rather than a measure of last resort, the deprivation of liberty remains a reality for thousands of children. Violence, including torture and humiliating treatment, is used as a form of control, discipline and punishment; in some countries, sentencing can include caning, flogging, stoning or amputation, as well as capital punishment and life imprisonment.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2011
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 82
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- As highlighted by those meetings, child victims of violence are still too often criminalized and not protected as children, including as a result of trafficking and sexual exploitation. Marginalized children, including migrant and asylum-seeking children, are often subject to physical, psychological and sexual violence, denied access to legal assistance and placed in detention as a substitute for care arrangements. Thousands of children are subjected to deprivation of liberty, frequently used as a first option rather than a measure of last resort; they risk torture, abuse and humiliating treatment, including when placed in pretrial detention, and endure violence as a form of control, discipline or punishment; in some countries, sentencing can include caning, flogging, stoning or amputation, as well as capital punishment and life imprisonment without possibility of release.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2010
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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