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Rights of the child / Statements / 2016 / November

DCI and OMCT launch the second edition of the Justice for Children Award

Geneva – 16 November 2016. Defence for Children International (DCI) and the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT)[1] are launching today the second edition of the Justice for Children Award, which encourages research within European universities on the challenges within justice systems worldwide that slow the realization of children’s rights.  

DCI and OMCT see the Justice for Children Award as an opportunity to raise further awareness on the issue within the academic fora, and enables young scholars to contribute to the improvement of the situation of girls involved with the justice system.

This year’s edition will be dedicated to the situation of girls involved with the justice system and more particularly to the various forms of violence that they are exposed to.

“Justice systems often fail to provide girls, either as victims seeking justice or as alleged and/or convicted offenders, with equal and adequate access to justice, protection, reparation and redress, rather furthering violence against them”, said Johan Vigne, Project Officer at DCI.

Furthermore, in detention, girls are often held in unsuitable conditions, and are more likely to be exposed to certain forms of violence, which may include torture and ill-treatment. “Their specific vulnerabilities frequently mean that they are victimized twice, both because of their age and their gender,” added Carolina Bárbara, Child Rights Coordinator at OMCT.

  

About the Justice for Children Award


Applications to the Justice for Children Award are open to Master’s students enrolled in European Universities (EU, Switzerland and Norway). The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2017.

The winner of the competition will be awarded a monetary prize, will have his/her article published and will be invited to Geneva to attend a session of one of the United Nations Human Rights mechanisms and the award ceremony.

All the details, including the concept note, rules and regulation, application form as well as information on last year’s edition is available at: http://www.defenceforchildren.org/justice-for-children-award/

For more information: award@defenceforchildren.org / +41 (0)22 734 05 58



[1] DCI and OMCT are members of the core group of the NGO Panel for the upcoming UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty: https://childrendeprivedofliberty.info/

 

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Date: November 17, 2016
Activity: Rights of the Child
Type: Statements
Subjects: Rights of the child, Women’s rights

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