CoE Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse

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CoE Convention on the Protection of Children
against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse

• Need for a holistic approach
• The experience of Serbia
• Nevena Vuckovic Sahovic

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Holistic and integrated approach

• All rights of the child count
• The CRC and the OPSC stronger links with the
  CoE Convention on SE
• All stakeholders working together
• Stronger international/regional cooperation

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CoE States and ratification of the CoE SE

• Ratification of the OPSC
• Ratification of the CoE CSE

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Drafting the Convention

• Participation of Serbia
• Specific input multidisciplinary approach in
  representation

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Signing the Convention

• Participation in Lanzarotte 2007
• MoJ participated and signed

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Ratifying the Convention

• Serbia ratified in 2010

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Implementing the Convention

• Two Ministries in charge
• Justice
• Social affairs
• Council for the Rights of the Child
• Human Rights Ombudsman Deputy for Child Rights
• Civil society

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Lessons learned

• Ratification without clear strategy there is
  only Protocol to prevent Violence against
  Children
• Lack of integrated child rights approach
• Lack of appropriate monitoring
• Other GMIs also not fully addressed

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Country-specific recommendations in follow up to
the ratification

• Adoption of the Child Rights Act with clear
  definitions
• Visible and increased budget allocations
• Stronger cooperation with NGOs and international
  cooperation
• Overall and on-going monitoring
• Research and data collection improved
• Awareness raising political commitments
  (training and education)
• Strengthened role of he NHRI (including higher
  budgeting)