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lors des 34ème, 35ème et 36ème sessions du
Conseil des droits de l'Homme des Nations Unies
en 2017















Décembre 2017




Table des matières

34ème session du Conseil des droits de l'Homme, 27 février - 24 mars 2017 3
1. Written communication on Child sexual abuse and
deinstitutionalization in Georgia 4
2. Oral communication on Child sexual abuse in Georgia 8
3. Oral Communication on juvenile justice in Guatemala and Colombia
10
4. Communication orale sur toutes les formes de violence et la justice
juvénile au Mali 11
5. Communication orale sur la justice juvénile en RD Congo 13
6. Communication orale sur l'adoption du Document de l'Examen Périodique
Universel du Togo 14
7. Oral statement on the Commercial Maternal Surrogacy amounts to sale
of Children 16
8. Oral statement on Preventable Maternal Mortality and Morbidity and
the implementation of the Right to Development 17
9. Oral Statement on the World Programme for Human Rights Education
Implementation of the Third phase 19
10. Oral Statement on the Access to Medecines 20
11. Oral statement on the Dialogue on Migrants 22
12. Oral Statement on Children, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of
Law 24
13. Oral statement on the Protection of the Rights of the Child in the
Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 25

35ème session du Conseil des droits de l'Homme, 6-23 juin 2017 27
1. Communication orale sur la justice juvénile en Côte d'Ivoire 28
2. Communication orale sur la détention arbitraire et illégale des
enfants en RD Congo 30
3. Communication orale sur l'abus sexuels au Paraguay 32
4. Oral Statement on Rights, Mercy for the Children Unaccompanied Across
Borders 34
5. Oral statement on Unaccompanied Migrant Children and their
Deprivation of Liberty 36

36ème session du Conseil des droits de l'Homme, 11-29 septembre
2017...................................................38
1. Document de plaidoyer sur le suivi de la mise en ?uvre des
recommandations de l'Expert Indépendant sur la
Coted'Ivoire............................................................
....................................................39
2. Oral Statement on Child Sexual Abuse in
Cambodia..................................................................
.............54
3. Oral Statement on the Global Issue of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
and Human Rights........55

















34ème session du Conseil des droits de l'Homme


27 février - 24 mars 2017




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Written communication on Child sexual abuse and deinstitutionalization
in Georgia




Human Rights Council
Thirty-four session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic,
social and cultural rights, including the right to development



Joint written statement submitted by International Catholic
Child Bureau, Association Points-Coeur, International Volunteerism
Organization for Women, Education and Development - VIDES, Istituto
Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di Don Bosco, Mouvement
International d'Apostolate des Milieux Sociaux Independants, non-
governmental organizations in special consultative status

The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is
circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution
1996/31.
[13 February 2017]

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION IN GEORGIA

Child Protection Referral Mechanism[1]

1. Our organizations appreciate the political will of the government of
Georgia in adopting on 12 September 2016 a Decree related to the new Child
Protection Referral Mechanism that amended the Law on Domestic Violence
Prevention, Protecting and Helping the Victims of Domestic Violence of 22
June 2016. Due to the low number of protection orders issued by the police
and the conflicting interpretation of situations that required such orders,
BICE and PHFG recommended to grant social workers the capacity to evaluate
risky situations and take decision of removing a child from a violent
family environment[2]. The new law took that recommendation into account.
Indeed, 2016 amendments to the Law on Domestic Violence empowered social
workers, in certain cases, to authorize the separation of a child from a
perpetrator (family member, legal guardian, etc.) without a court order.

2. However, even if there is an increase of referrals and training courses
provided to professionals, the paucity of social workers who are the key
actors of the referral mechanism does not allow for proper, timely and
effective handling and monitoring of cases. To assess the situations of
abuse, violence and neglect in the child circle of trust, the Social
Service Agency, including the Mandaturi[3], entails appropriate resources
so as to adequately run the "Identification and prevention of violent and
behavioral disorder" program. In addition, social workers are responsible
for case management, evidence collection as well as the representation and
protection of children's interests in the court. The overall perception of
the population, including professionals is that the referral system is not
effective as there is, inter alia, a lack of public awareness of where
child sexual abuse and exploitation cases could be reported as well as on
the functioning of the monitoring process.

3. Recommendations:
- (a) Recruit a higher number of social workers and provide them with
practical training in order to enable them to carry out their
duties, including in highland regions, according to the 12 September
2016 Decree modifying the Law on Combating Domestic Violence;
- (b) Run a nationwide awareness campaign on procedures, services and
objectives of the referral mechanism so as to sensitize parents,
children, teachers, health officials, governmental institutions and
their structural units, local municipalities and the population as a
whole, including in highland regions.

Deinstitutionalization process

4. The first wave of deinstitutionalization has been quite successful.
About 50 large-scale of State-run institutions were closed and almost 5'000
children were returned to their biological families or were given to
alternative care, such as foster care and small group family-type
children's homes.

5. However, 2 big State-run residential institutions in Tbilisi (Tbilisi
Infant House taking care of children from 0 to 6 years old) and Kojori
(Kojori Institution for Disabled Children for children from 3 to 18 years
old), are not yet closed despite the 2012-2015 Child Action Plan that
scheduled their closing in 2013. As of November 2005, 83 children with
disabilities lived in those institutions.

6. Recommendation:
- (a) Release, without further delay, the strategic plan for the
deinstitutionalization of the remaining children in State-run
residential orphanages and other private centers.

Alternatives to the institutionalization of children with disabilities

7. The June 2016 law on licensing of child care activities is an
encouraging step forward. Hence, it extends the government control over all
institutions, including religious and private individual centres, providing
care services, and makes it compulsory for them to duly comply with the new
regulations by 1 September 2017. The new legal framework echoed BICE and
PHFG concerns and recommendations expressed in the alternative report
submitted to the 74th session of the CRC[4].

8. Small Group Homes present adequate solutions to the institutionalization
of children. However, many challenges remain with regard to: i) the number
of children they can properly accommodate and serve; ii) the age limit
issue; iii) the ratio professionals/children; iv) the required
qualifications and trainings of professionals serving there; v) the norms
and standards applicable; and vi) the relevant steps with biological
families for reintegration purposes and the monitoring of foster care
families.

9. Recommendations:
- (a) Ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities signed on 10 July 2009 and submit the
initial report to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities;
- (b) Reinforce the government control over small group homes and
institutions run by the Georgian Orthodox Church and private
individuals, including through the National Prevention Mechanism
(NPM) championed by the Public Defender's Office ;
- (c) Strengthen cooperation between small group homes personnel,
social services providers, local municipalities, social workers and
civil society organizations;
- (d) Develop and implement standardized child protection policies for
small group homes ;
- (e) Establish a data center for children with disabilities as a tool
to monitor the deinstitutionalization process;
- (d) Adopt and implement early identification and intervention
programmes.

Child Helpline

11. The toll-free number 2309903 for domestic violence victims needs