You feel like you're nothing: the UN study on violence against children

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You feel like you're nothing

The UN study on violence against children

A contribution to the UN Violence Study from the Children's Rights Alliance for England and the NSPCC.

In 2002, the then United Nations Secretary-General appointed Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro as independent expert to provide a global picture of violence against children and to propose recommendations for its prevention (see www.unviolencestudy.org).

You feel like you’re nothing: the UN study on violence against children (PDF, 4.56MB) has been prepared in parallel with the UN study and, like the study, looks at the different settings in which violence to children occurs, including the home, care provision, schools, the criminal justice system and immigration systems.

Our study of violence in England considers three elements:

what children experience
what children say
what needs to be done.

It includes over 50 recommendations for changes to current laws and practice, with implications for the UK Government, local government and professional bodies.

Full report:

You feel like you’re nothing: the UN study on violence against children (PDF, 4.56MB)

Executive summary:

You feel like you’re nothing: ending violence against children in England (summary) (PDF, 172KB)