Child rights and security checklist

Children and young people are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of physical security arrangements, including when those arrangements are at or around corporate operations.

A boy sits against a wall covered with drawings of weapons and military vehicles, including guns and a helicopter, in a transit and orientation centre
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Highlights

Children and young people are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of physical security arrangements, including when those arrangements are at or around corporate operations. These vulnerabilities can come from public and private security personnel, and may arise in various ways. For instance, children may be recruited and used as public or private security. They may be victims of abuses at the hands of third parties, where public or private security is asked to investigate. They may be treated as perpetrators or witnesses of offences on company property, or experience adverse effects when family members suffer harms.

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