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Summary: The contribution consists of the input submitted by member-organisations who, in their daily work, deal with violence against children in Belgium. This contribution doesn’t pretend to be exhaustive. It only brings together the experiences of NGO’s, and puts the attention on the most prior forms of violence against children in Belgium.
The following contribution was coordinated by the French-speaking and the Flemish Children’s Rights Coalition, the two NGO-coalitions who are monitoring the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Belgium. Violence against children is an incredibly large problem, varied in shape, with far reaching negative consequences, not only for those involved, but for those linked to it and for society as a whole as well. The problem is growing, both in our own society and worldwide. There are no easy solutions. A lot is being done already, but not enough. Further commitment and action are required at all levels.