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States should build community confidence in the justice system by, inter alia, bringing all perpetrators of violence against children to justice and ensure that they are held accountable through appropriate “No matter whether violence against children occurs in the family, school, community, institution or workplace, health workers are the front line for responding to it. We must make our contribution to ensuring that such violence is prevented from occurring in the first place, and that where it does occur children receive the best possible services to reduce its harmful effects”. Anders Nordström, Acting Director-General, WHO an end to violence against children criminal, civil, administrative and professional proceedings and sanctions. Persons convicted of violent offences and sexual abuse of children, should be prevented from working with children.
“Investing in the Children of the Islamic World”, UNICEF, 2005
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Gerbaka, B., Richa, S., Tomb, R. (2021). Ensure Accountability and End Impunity. In: Child Sexual Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking in the Arab Region. Child Maltreatment, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66507-4_18
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