CRC/C/OPSC/CHE/CO/1
Adopted by the Committee: 30 January 2015
Published by the Committee: 4 February 2015
Issues raised:
Ratification and national policy:
The Committee welcomes the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, in March 2014; The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, in October 2006 (para.4).
Sexual exploitation:
The Committee is concerned that an effective regulatory framework is lacking and measures taken to effectively prevent and combat child sex tourism abroad are insufficient (para.19).
Victim identification in relation to child pornography is insufficient, child victims of human trafficking are often not recognized as victims by law enforcement agencies and children who are being exploited or forced to beg or steal are often not regarded as victims (para.25).
Juvenile justice:
The Committee is concerned that very young children are not adequately protected, and that staff working with child victims are not adequately trained. The Committee is further concerned at the lack of information on programmes for perpetrators of the offences covered by the Optional Protocol (para.27).
The Committee is concerned about the limited measures to ensure the recovery and reintegration of child victims of all offences under the Optional Protocol. In particular, the Committee is concerned that specialized services and centres for child victims are not available and financed in all cantons, and that safe accommodation is lacking (para.29).
