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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 79
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- Other risk factors include poverty and deprivation associated with an unstable family environment, homelessness, and exposure to community or gang violence. Individual and structural discrimination are also significant, as demonstrated by the continuous overrepresentation of ethnic and minority groups in the justice system.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 68
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- Circle sentencing derives from traditional conflict resolution mechanisms practiced among indigenous people in Canada and the United States of America. Integrating traditional justice rituals and formal criminal justice procedures, the circle commonly includes the victim and the offender and their respective communities of support, as well as the judge and court personnel, prosecutor, defence lawyers, police and any community members who have an interest in the case. It is facilitated and presided over by the court judge.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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