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This report presents the findings of the Thematic Group on Violence against Disabled Children, convened by UNICEF at UN Headquarters in New York on July 28, 2005 and charged with the task of providing comments and recommendations on violence against disabled children to be made available for the UN Secretary General’s Report on Violence against Children. In this report, key issues on violence against children with disabilities will be reviewed. Some of the issues raised will be familiar to those who work on violence against children. Other issues will be disability-specific and even experts and advocates on violence against children may be unfamiliar with them or have not thought deeply about the implications that such practices have in relation to violence against and abuse of disabled children.

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This report presents the findings of the Thematic Group on Violence against Disabled Children convened by UNICEF in 2005 to be made available to the UN Secretary for a report on violence against children.  It will be of use to researchers, advocates, policymakers and anyone wishing to gain a general understanding of the issue of violence against children with disabilities.

The report does not give primary evidential data; it is, rather, a summary of a consultation of experts selected by the UN Secretary General. It will be of use to researchers, advocates and policymakers.The report comprehensively describes the scope of violence against children with disabilities worldwide, the nature of abuse, where it takes place, the reasons why children with disabilities are at increased risk and it touches on the long-term effects on them.  The Thematic Group calls for civil society and governments to recognise violence against children with disabilities as an issue and to take protective action.

This document was selected in the literature review « Contextual factors around the sexual abuse of people with disabilities in East Africa ». You can find the list of the linked references on the attachements.