International Classification of Violence against Children

Highlights

The protection of children from all forms of violence is a fundamental right, guaranteed by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and other international treaties and standards. Yet, despite national and international efforts, millions of children suffer abuse on a daily basis – at school, in institutions, in the community and online. The root causes of violence against children cut across countries, cultures, traditions and levels of income. These include social acceptance of some forms of violence (such as harmful practices and corporal punishment), discrimination (based on age, sex, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, etc.) and imbalanced power relationships between sexes and ages.