Report on the Advocacy Mission to assess the situation of children in Central African Republic children do not benefit from appropriate psychological care for lack of trained professionals. During the field visits, the Delegation found that counseling services provided by NGOs are not sufficient to restore confidence to children that are victims of abuses. c) Justice System 15. The Delegation noted that the judicial system in general and the juvenile justice system in particular do not function effectively. Several crimes are committed by armed groups on young girls and the perpetrators are left without punishment in line with the law. The Delegation was informed that out of the 254 cases of sexual violence against women and children perpetrated by armed groups registered for the period covering July to September 2014, no cases have resulted in lawsuit let alone conviction. 16. Furthermore, rape and sexual abuses on children are the most frequently reported cases in Police and Gendarmerie stations. Children have also been targeted by armed groups and subjected to beatings and extreme violence in Bangui and in the Sub-Prefectures of Lobaye, Kemo, Mobaye, Ndjoukou, Ngaoudaye and Berberati. 14

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