Care and justice systems
SRSG welcomes landmark decision by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to develop model strategies for the elimination of violence against children in crime prevention and criminal justice
29 April 2013 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children Marta Santos Pais welcomed the adoption by the 23rd session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice of a resolution calling for model strategies and practical measures on the elimination of violence against children in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice.
The resolution builds upon the joint report issued in 2012 by the Special Representative, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on prevention of and responses to violence against children within the juvenile justice system.
Joint report of OHCHR, UNODC and SRSG on Violence against Children on prevention of and responses to violence against children within the juvenile justice system
Joint report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNODC and the SRSG on Violence against Children on prevention of and responses to violence against child juvenile justice system
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.
Human Rights Council Resolution on the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice (A/HRC/RES/18/12)
Human Rights Council
Eighteenth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 18/12
Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all relevant international treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems (A/RES/67/187)
United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems
The General Assembly,
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,1 which enshrines the key principles of equality before the law and the presumption of innocence, as well as the right to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, along with all the guarantees necessary for the defence of anyone charged with a penal offence, other minimum guarantees and the entitlement to be tried without undue delay,
Human rights in the administration of justice
Human rights in the administration of justice
The General Assembly,
Bearing in mind the principles embodied in articles 3, 5, 8, 9 and 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights1 and the relevant provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Optional Protocols thereto,in particular articles 6, 7, 9 and 10 of the Covenant, the Convention on the Rights of the Child,in particular articles 37, 39 and 40, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,as well as all other relevant international treaties,
Calling attention to the numerous international standards in the field of the administration of justice,
High-level Panel Discussion on Prevention of and responses to violence against children within the juvenile justice system
The event was co-organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Office of the High-Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the SRSG on Violence against Children, with the support of the Governments of Austria and Thailand. The panel discussion was chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand, Chairperson of the Commission on Crime and Criminal Justice and counted on the participation of experts from the United Nations, USA and the Council of Europe.
The three UN partners launched a report which was informed by the Expert Consultation on the prevention of and responses to violence against children within the juvenile justice system, held in January 2012 in Vienna.
High-level Panel Discussion on Prevention of and responses to violence against children within the juvenile justice system
High-level Panel Discussion on Prevention of and responses to violence against children within the juvenile justice system held on Monday, 8 October 2012, from 13.15 to 14.30, in Conference Room 1, North Lawn Building, UN Headquarters, New York.
Event hosted by the Government of Thailand and co-organized with the Government of Austria, UNODC, OHCHR and SRSG on Violence against Children.
Event chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand, Chairperson of the Commission on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Lauch of the Joint Report on Prevention of and Responses to Violence against Children within the Juvenile Justice System
Launch at the United Nations, in New York, of the "Joint Report on Prevention of and Responses to Violence against Children within the Juvenile Justice System" developed by the SRSG on Violence against Children, UNODC and OHCHR