Violence against children in Suriname
Sub-study national response policies and legislation
Highlights
In several research reports conducted in the past few years, we see indications that the support system to aid in the protection of children is not adequate. This support system is not equipped with the conditions to formulate a clear and effective response to child molestation. In this research the focus is on evaluating the current support system by comparing it to the guide lines of the UN Council of Children’s Rights, as written in the General Comment no. 13 (GC 13).
The purpose of this research is:
- Make an inventory of the current support system for protecting children in Suriname, in the field of law, education, and social measures, medical and judicial help.
- To identify and analyze gaps in the support system related to GC 13.
- Research the ideas in the working field regarding efficiency of the offered aid.
Quantitative as well as qualitative research methods have been applied. The research was carried out during the period of July 2016 until January 2017 by means of gathering data in all ten districts in Suriname.
The layout of the report is as follows: in chapter 1 the design of the research is discussed. Chapter 2 describes the demographic data of the respondents. Chapter 3 assesses whether the current health care system complies with the guidelines mentioned in GC 13. In chapter 4 we examined which specific policy is in place and which legislative products are already in use. In Chapter 5 answers are given to the research questions through discussion. Finally, recommendations were made in chapter 6.
