A/HRC/21/25
The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 18/12, builds upon the 2006 United Nations Study on Violence against Children, which remains a foundational document for the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against children in all settings, including within the juvenile justice system. This report describes the current situation of violence against children in the juvenile justice system, identifies the risks of violence to which children are exposed and analyses the systemic factors which contribute to violence. It provides a number of recommended strategies to prevent and respond to violence against children in the juvenile justice system.
Date:
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Document Type:
SRSG Reports
Document Title:
Joint report of the Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights, the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the
Special Representative of the Secretary-General
on Violence against Children on prevention of and
responses to violence against children within the
juvenile justice system
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A/HRC/21/25