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From: "childtraff...@tdh.ch" <childtraff...@tdh.ch> To: Sent: Sunday, 13 November 2011, 15:42 Subject: 06 Child Trafficking Gateway 162 - Violence against Children
Dear friends and colleagues
We have again updated the digital library
http://www.childtrafficking.comand the update includes eleven interesting
documents on violence against
children.
Amnesty International. (2011). 'This is
What We Demand. Justice!': Impunity for Sexual Violence Against Women in
Colombia's Armed Conflict. 68 p. "This report examines what, if
any, progress has been made by the authorities since Amnesty International’s
2004 report, and particularly since the 2008 Constitutional Court ruling,
in addressing sexual violence and impunity. The report ends with a series
of recommendations, calling on the Colombian authorities to fulfil their
international obligations to ensure respect for the right of survivors
to truth, justice and reparation." http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/amnesty_international_11_this_demand_1111.pdf
Early Childhood Matters and Bernard Van Leer
Foundation. (2011). Hidden Violence: Protecting Young Children at Home.
76 p. "This report presents new research findings from the NSPCC on
child maltreatment in the United Kingdom, looking specifically at the prevalence
and impact of severe maltreatment. We found that the rates of child maltreatment
reported by young adults aged 18–24 were lower in 2009 than in 1998, suggesting
maltreatment may be less prevalent today. However, significant minorities
of children and young people in the UK today are experiencing severe maltreatment
and this is associated with poorer emotional wellbeing, self-harm, suicidal
ideation and delinquent behaviour." http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/early_childhood_van_11_violence_1111.pdf
Massachusetts Advocates for Children. (2009).
Targeted, Taunted and Tormented: They Bullying of Children with Autism
Spectrum Disorder. 16 p. "This study found that 39.6 percent
of parents of autistic children reported their children had been bullied
for over a year. As many children with disabilities have difficulties communicating,
the extent to which they are bullied and subjected to violence from peers
may well be underreported." http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/massachusetts_advocates_09_taunted_1111.pdf
Office of the Secretary General Special Representative
(SGSR), Plan and Save the Children. (2011). Global Survey on Violence
against Children. Child Friendly Version. 18 p. “The Special Representative
on Violence against Children, Ms. Marta Santos Pais, is conducting a global
survey to help map and assess progress in the implementation of the UN
Study recommendations, and set future priorities. Governments are encouraged
in their replies to share information on developments that have taken place
since then. The survey outcomes will be presented to the General Assembly
in 2012 and are expected to inform further acceleration of efforts in the
implementation of the recommendations of the Study, and sustain the momentum
of work already underway. To ensure that children also have a say, a child-friendly
version of the survey - written for children and young people aged 11 to
17- was developed together with the Office of the Secretary-General Special
Representative (SGSR)) on Violence against Children.” http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/srsg_11_global_survey_child_version_1111.pdf
NGO Advisory Council for Follow-up to the
UN Study on Violence against Children. (2011). FIVE YEARS ON: A Global
Update on Violence against Children. 50p. "This report summarizes
the state of violence against children in the five years since the release
of the UN Study. It is neither comprehensive nor exhaustive, but it is
illustrative of the continued pervasiveness of violence in children’s
lives. The data represent recent reports from academic researchers, UN
agencies, and non-governmental organizations, conducted since 2006 using
a variety of methodologies. Like the UN Study, we base our definition of
violence on article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC):
'all forms of physical or mental violence, injury and abuse, neglect or
negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse.'
The overall findings are cause for grave concern. Violence continues against
children in all settings; some forms of violence in some settings may even
be on the increase." http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/ngo_advisory_council_11_five_1111.pdf
Save the Children and Handicap International.
(2011). Out from the Shadows: Sexual Violence Against Children With
Disabilities. "This report is based on evidence generated from
a global literature review and first-hand research in four african countries:
burundi, Madagascar, Mozambique and tanzania (Zanzibar). this was a qualitative
study conducted in 2010 by local researchers interviewing 89 adults with
disabilities who had been abused as children, as well as 152 carers and
professionals associated with their protection, including carers, lawyers,
judges, police, social workers, teachers and members of disabled peoples’
organisations." http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/save_children_international_11_out_shadows_1111.pdf
United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Tanzania, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.
(2011). Violence Against Children in Tanzania: Findings from a National
Survey 2009. 132 p. "The findings from the survey indicate that
violence against children is a serious problem in Tanzania: nearly 3 in
10 females and approximately 1 in 7 males in Tanzania have experienced
sexual violence prior to the age of 18. In addition, almost three-quarters
of both females and males have experienced physical violence prior to 18
by an adult or intimate partner and one-quarter have experienced emotional
violence by an adult during childhood (i.e. prior to turning 18) Although
the rates of sexual violence are lower for Zanzibar (approximately 6% of
females and 9% of males), sexual violence against children is still an
issue that requires immediate attention. The results of this survey have
significant implications for the design and implementation of Tanzanian
specific prevention and response programs to address abuse and violence
against children." http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/unicef_tanzania_11_violence_tanzania_1111.pdf
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre. (2009).
Children, Agency and Violence: In and Beyond the United Nations Study
on Violence Against Children. 54 p. "This report by Natasha Blancet-Cohen
examines the role of child agency as it relates to child protection. The
focus arises from recognition that child protection approaches can be ineffective,
and even counterproductive, when local context is not given sufficient
attention (Bissell et al., 2007). The prevailing child protection models
– child rescue, social services and medical models – commonly neglect
local community assets, including the role of children themselves. Yet
in many cases these assets may play a critical role, particularly when
family and community are the primary line of defence to protect children
from violence and exploitation. Rethinking child protection from a rights
perspective requires building on empirical and theoretical understandings
of child agency and child development, and the interactions between them."
http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/unicef_innocenti_09_children_violence_1111.pdf
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre. (2010).
Protecting Children from Violence in Sport: A Review with a Focus on Industrialized
Countries. 44p. “The UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre commissioned
a review of the available empirical research and policy initiatives on
this subject. The research resulted in a wealth of information, now published
in this report. ‘Protecting Children from Violence in Sport: A review
with a focus on industrialized countries’ defines the many aspects of
the issue, provides examples of both good and poor practice, and makes
suggestions for sport organizations to assist them in their violence prevention
work.” http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/unicef_innocenti_10_violence_sport_1111.pdf
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-
General (SRSG) on the Violence against Children. 2011. Annual Report
of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Violence against
Children. 25 p. "The present report complements the annual report
of the Special Representative to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/16/54)
and reviews key developments and initiatives promoted to advance progress
in the follow-up to the study at the global, regional and national levels,
institutionalize regional governance structures and strengthen strategic
alliances to speed up global progress towards a world free from violence."
http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/un_srsg_11_annual_report_representative_1111.pdf
U.S.Commission on Civil Rights. (2011). Peer-to-Peer
Violence and Bullying: Examining the Federal Response. 217 p. "This
report focuses on the government‘s efforts to enforce federal civil rights
laws with respect to peer-to-peer violence based on race, national origin,
sex, disability, religion, and sexual orientation or gender identity. The
Commission examined the nature and incidence of peer-to-peer violence in
public K-12 schools and studied the types of peer-to-peer violence faced
by students, as well as the effects of such violence. The Commission further
reviewed the policies and procedures employed by the United States Departments
of Education and Justice in enforcing prohibitions against peer-to-peer
violence." http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/us_commission_civil_11_violence_1111.pdf
All comments and suggestions
for improvement are welcome. If you know of any relevant new sources,
or other interested parties who may wish to be added to the list, please
contact us. We are also very interested to receive documents and research
from the field.