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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 106 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | There are high personal costs incurred by children who become involved with the justice system, and the costs to society are also high, including the cost of judicial proceedings and of keeping children in detention facilities. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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| 2014 | ||
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 60 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The establishment of a restorative justice programme is framed by significant international standards on the protection of the rights of children involved with the criminal justice system. In particular, the Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes the right of every child alleged as, accused of, or recognized as having infringed the penal law to be treated in a manner consistent with the promotion of the child's sense of dignity and worth so as to reinforce the child's respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of others, taking into account the age of the child and the desirability of promoting his or her social reintegration, and his or her assumption of a constructive role in society (art. 40, para. 1). The Convention encourages the establishment of a separate justice system specifically applicable to children (art. 40, para. 3); anticipates measures to deal with the child without resorting to judicial proceedings, provided that human rights and legal safeguards are fully respected (art. 40, para. 3 (b)); and makes reference to a variety of dispositions to ensure that children are dealt with in a manner appropriate to their well-being, and proportionate both to their circumstances and to the offence (art. 40, para. 4). | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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| 2014 | ||
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 86 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | That can be achieved by securing robust accountability systems, peaceful environments for children and strategies to limit the harmful use of alcohol and firearms, uphold public safety and provide access to justice and restorative justice processes. Those dimensions are addressed below. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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| 2015 | ||
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 117 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The lack of centralized disaggregated data on children who enter the juvenile justice system remains a challenge across regions and compromises the monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes on diversion and restorative justice. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 83 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | To ensure that the rights of the child are respected and that the process is lawfully conducted, a competent authority should have effective judicial overview. This strengthens the validity of the outcome and ensures that legal safeguards are respected. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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| 2014 | ||
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 52 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | To reverse this pattern, it is imperative to provide alternatives to detention and custodial sentences, including through restorative justice. With this in mind, in 2013 the Special Representative launched a thematic report on restorative justice for children. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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| 2014 | ||
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 48 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | These critical requirements are essential in helping children to feel empowered, supported and reassured that they will be listened to in an ethical and safe manner, and that their testimony will not be disclosed or misused or place them at further risk. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 114e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [To be effective, national monitoring mechanisms need to have the following:] Access to sound data and standardized qualitative and quantitative monitoring tools, which are essential to inform a precise and objective monitoring system for places of detention, to guide strategic legal and policy reforms and the strengthening of a child-sensitive juvenile justice system, and to safeguard the rights of children deprived of liberty. Qualitative data may include surveys, interviews with children and staff, and individual assessments and recommendations issued from the inspection. Quantitative data include disaggregated information on the number of children deprived of liberty, including on the basis of gender, age and ethnic and national origin, the institutions where they are placed and the reasons for and duration of the deprivation of their liberty, and the types of crimes for which they are considered responsible and the sanctions imposed, as well as information on daily routines, food and disciplinary registries and rehabilitation and reintegration programmes, and on resource allocation and security measures, such as fire safety protocols. This information should be based on standardized templates and indicators to enable the identification of concerns and monitoring of progress within and between centres of deprivation of liberty. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 104 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Children's online protection calls for multidimensional and concerted prevention efforts, effective detection, reporting and prosecution of offences, and assistance to victims, including their recovery and reintegration. National authorities, families, schools, civil society and the corporate sector are key actors in this process, and children's empowerment and active contribution to their own protection lies at the heart of these efforts. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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| 2014 | ||
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 119 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Restorative justice represents a paradigm shift in how justice for children and young people is perceived in many countries around the world. It is anchored in the inalienable rights of the child and promotes the accountability and reintegration of children who have committed an offence through a non-adversarial and voluntary process, based on dialogue and problem solving. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 99 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | In most legislative systems that have integrated restorative justice as diversionary or alternative measures, the successful completion of a restorative agreement will see the closure of the formal case by the court. This means that the child will be burdened neither by a criminal record, nor by the shame and humiliation of the offence. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 58 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The importance of restorative justice has become greater still in light of the growing perceived threat of juvenile delinquency, often fuelled by inflammatory media reports, which has led to the introduction of lower ages of criminal responsibility and longer periods of deprivation of liberty. As a result, child populations in detention have been growing exponentially. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 34 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | A juvenile justice system framed by the rights of the child is critical to safeguard children's access to justice and enable their participation in administrative and judicial proceedings that children can understand and effectively use; shape a non-intimidating justice environment; and address incidents of violence, including when children are deprived of liberty. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 62 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | In a number of countries, juvenile justice remains an important gap in efforts to align the national normative framework with international standards. As a result, the minimum age of criminal responsibility is at times too low, adults' proceedings are applicable to children accused of committing an offence, and in a number of countries sentencing of persons below 18 can include capital punishment, life imprisonment, stoning, canning, flogging and amputation. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2014, para. 87 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Special Representative takes note with appreciation of the attention paid by the special procedures mandate holders to including child-protection concerns in their work. She encourages the mandate holders to continue to take into account the challenges faced by children, during their missions and in their reports and recommendations, insofar as they are relevant to their respective mandates, and to bring those concerns to her attention. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict | SRSG report |
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2014, para. 68 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The confirmation of the conviction of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on 26 September 2013 by the Appeal Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone sent a clear message to leaders across the world that no one is immune from justice. The former president was convicted to 50 years in prison on 11 counts of war crimes, including the conscription, enlistment and use of child soldiers. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict | SRSG report |
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2014, para. 66 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The engagement by the United Nations in favour of strong rule of law at the international level is also essential to addressing global accountability challenges. While the primary responsibility to ensure accountability for grave violations committed against children rests with Member States, the work of international criminal tribunals and courts is particularly important to strengthen law enforcement and protection against right violations at the international level. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict | SRSG report |
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2013, para. 98 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The detention and prosecution of children, including for acts committed while associated with armed groups, should at all times remain a measure of last resort. The Special Representative calls upon Member States to seek alternatives to prosecution and detention for children, consistent with international juvenile justice standards. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict | SRSG report |
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 78 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Lastly, the Special Representative urges all special procedures mandate holders, during their missions and in their reports and recommendations, to take into account the challenges faced by children insofar as they are relevant to their respective mandates, and to bring those concerns to her attention. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict | SRSG report |
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 27 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | In some situations, States place children in administrative detention, rather than charging them with a criminal offence and bringing them before a court. These children are often detained for long periods without being granted access to a lawyer and without other legal safeguards being applied. Evidence abounds that, when deprived of their liberty, children are particularly vulnerable to human rights abuses, including degrading and inhuman treatment and/or acts tantamount to torture. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict | SRSG report |
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2011, para. 67 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Finally, the Special Representative urges all special procedures mandate holders to continue to take into account during their missions the challenges faced by children, as well as in their reports and recommendations insofar as they pertain to their respective mandates, and to bring those concerns to the attention of the Special Representative. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict | SRSG report |
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 50 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The key principles also address the issue of the appropriate form of accountability for alleged child perpetrators, and alternatives to judicial proceedings for children. They highlight the issue that children may simultaneously be victims, witnesses and alleged perpetrators of violations, but stress that they must be viewed primarily as victims in all circumstances. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict | SRSG report |
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 45 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The imperative of child participation in transitional justice has gained both credence and clarity in past years. The importance and potential of transitional justice for children is evident. At the same time, it is more widely recognized that their views and experience provide unique and critical contributions to these processes and to national reconciliation. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict | SRSG report |
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 34 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Those who continue to commit grave child rights violations do so in part because they see that there are few, if any, personal consequences for abusing children. This perception, which is reinforced by the continued lack of direct action against perpetrators, must be redressed. Essentially, the cost of committing grave violations against children must be made prohibitive in terms of the personal consequences for perpetrators. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict | SRSG report |
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 71 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | All special procedures mandate holders are urged to continue to take into account during their missions the challenges faced by children, as well as in their reports and recommendations, insofar as they are relevant to their respective mandates, and to bring those concerns to the attention of the Special Representative. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 124 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Legislation should provide law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and the judiciary with options for diverting children away from the criminal justice system and promoting restorative justice processes at all stages of the proceedings; it should include alternative and educative measures, such as warnings, probation, judicial supervision and community work, to be applied in combination with restorative justice processes or when restorative justice is not appropriate. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Model Strategies provide a significant reference for national efforts aimed at a justice system framed by children's rights, and at preventing violence against children and securing victims' protection. They promote children's access to justice and participation in judicial proceedings, and a non-intimidating environment where crime prevention is given serious attention and children's rights are safeguarded at all times, including in situations of deprivation of liberty. Furthermore, they put in place accountability systems to fight impunity. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 108 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The social perception that juvenile delinquency is on the rise and that the children concerned pose a security threat is often not based on data. Moreover, the negative perception and stereotyping of children involved with the criminal justice system represents a significant challenge to the development and implementation of appropriate restorative justice legislation, policies and programmes. There is therefore an urgent need for effective advocacy and awareness-raising to reassure society of the benefits of restorative justice programmes. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 95 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Restorative justice shows very positive results in terms of victim, offender, family and community satisfaction. The parties involved, including child offenders, recognize that they have a greater opportunity to be heard, to enhance understanding of the various positions and to participate in the outcome of the process, while having a greater sense of control over this process. This is an important factor for the effective implementation of restorative justice programmes and helps to make the system more responsive to the rights of all those involved. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 76 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Dialogue and regular consultations with children and young people will remain a core component of the Special Representative's mandate. In this regard, the Special Representative welcomes the adoption by the Committee on the Rights of the Child of its General Comment No. 12 (2009) on the right of the child to be heard, which, as acknowledged by the General Assembly in resolution 64/146, is a valuable reference for the contribution of children and young people to the process of follow-up to the study and for informing them about developments in this area. | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children | SRSG report |
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