CHAPTER 2
STUDY PROCESS AND
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• Review of UN Charter-based bodies, such as
Human Rights Council (Universal Periodic Reviews)
Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteurs on Persons with Disabilities, on
Torture, on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard
of physical and mental health; on the sale and sexual exploitation of children,
including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material.
Working Groups such as on Arbitrary Detention or Discrimination against Women
• Review reports and data of UN agencies:
UNODC
UNICEF
UNHCR
IOM
OHCHR
WHO
SRSG on Violence against Children
SRSG on Children and Armed Conflict
• Review of information gathered from National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs),
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), European Network of
Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC), etc.
• Review from partners of the NGO Panel, such as Human Rights Watch (HRW), Defence
for Children International (DCI), International Detention Coalition (IDC), Global Detention
Project (GDP), Child Rights International Network (CRIN), as well as from National Child
Rights Coalitions/Child Rights Connect, etc.
3.3 Data Collection
Various United Nations agencies (UNICEF, UNODC, UNHCR, OHCHR), the ICRC, the European
Fundamental Rights Agency, Government organisations, internationally renowned experts
in children’s rights, child justice, statistics and indicators, and academics came together
to design the Global Study questionnaire, which was translated into all UN languages and
sent in February 2018 to all UN Member States. The questionnaire consists of 78 questions
and was circulated to Governments, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), National
Prevention Mechanisms (NPMs), ombudspersons, UN agencies as well as NGOs.
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