PLANNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN MODEL STRATEGIES –

CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Challenges Solutions - Group 1 Solutions - Group 2

Strategy XI. Reducing the number of children in contact with the justice system

•Absence of alternative measures to judicial proceedings and unwillingness to apply them

1. Resource allocation 1. Community education

2. legislative reform 2. Education on restorative justice

3. Restorative justice 3. Financial and budget cut

4. Evidence and vulnerability mapping

4. More approved institutions/certification

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Strategy XI. Reducing the number of children in contact with the justice system

•Lack of or non-consideration of restorative justice programmes

1. NGO involvement 1. Funding from government

2. Vigorous campaign 2. Do NOTHING

3. Investing in probation services

3. Capacity building and networking (training etc.)

4. Community (family) involvement/based programme (target children at risk)

4. Children participation

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Strategy XIII. Ensuring that deprivation of liberty is used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time

•Absence of legal provisions in national legislation that allow for alternative measures to detention

1. Legislative reform at national level

1. Strict criteria to when a child can be arrested

2. Create evidence and research that back the call for changes in law

2. NGO services (Mediation center)(counseling center , *mediation process etc.)

3. Release of recognizance of the child

3. Bail should be the rule, Jail should be the exception

4. Motivate judges (capacity building)

4. Mediation in the communities (village/community based solutions)

Challenges Solutions - Group 1 Solutions - Group 2

Strategy XIII. Ensuring that deprivation of liberty is used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time

•Overreliance of pre-trial detention

1. . Set the indicators for reduction of pre trial detention

1. Strengthen the family

2. Change mindset of the police (attitude/perception changes)

2. Police training

3. Diversion mechanism 3 Developing diverse/specialist networks (drug, transferal mechanism), to avoid pre trial detention

4. Capacity building for police and law enforcement officers

4. Strengthen the NGOs

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Strategy XV. Preventing and responding to violence against children in places of detention

•Poor conditions of detention and ill-treatment of children deprived of their liberty

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Strategy XV. Preventing and responding to violence against children in places of detention

•Understaffed detention facilities and lack of adequately trained detention

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Strategy XV. Preventing and responding to violence against children in places of detention

•Non-consideration of specific gender needs of girls

•Application of violent disciplinary measures

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Strategy XVII. Strengthening accountability and oversight mechanisms

•Absence of independent monitoring mechanisms

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Strategy XVII. Strengthening accountability and oversight mechanisms

•Lack of political will to conduct independent investigations of alleged cases of violence against children

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Challenges Solutions - Group 1 Solutions - Group 2

Strategy XVII. Strengthening accountability and oversight mechanisms

•Children who report abuse and incidents of violence within the justice system do not receive immediate protection, support and counseling

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Strategy XVII. Strengthening accountability and oversight mechanisms

•Lack of redress mechanisms for child victims

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