06 Child Trafficking Gateway 162 - Violence against Children

[Avnish Jolly]

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Dear friends and colleagues

We have again updated the digital library http://www.childtrafficking.com and 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
 

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Muna Basnyat                                                
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Terre des hommes Foundation                                                
Kathmandu, Nepal