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Institutional Framework
The outreach intervention operating mode for the care of abused and ill-treated
children revolves around Social Promotion Centers where other intervening actors are
directed (actor in charge of health, security, justice, education, reception for
institutional care etc.). Social Promotion Centers are decentralized organizations of
the Ministry in charge of the Family. Each commune is provided with a Social
Promotion Center.
In addition to specific social support, the State has also implemented specialized
social services. Thus, one can distinguish social services for justice, health, education
and garrison.
In order to improve the management of all these bodies, the State has created in
2012, with the technical support of the Terre des hommes NGO, the technical and
financial support of UNICEF, reference tools for the efficient systemic and holistic
management of some children's cases before the courts. The State has created
reception establishments to reeducate and reintegrate children in conflict with the law
and in moral danger.
So, medical centers and Social Promotion Centers are in charge of the health action
and the caring of psychological aspects related to the issues of corporal punishments
and violence and other forms of tortures or degrading ill-treatment on children.
For the social rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of corporal punishment, Legal
Aid Centers, Social Promotion Centers, school-based social services of the Ministry
of the Family and Non-Governmental Organizations are at the disposal of victims for
a psychosocial assistance. The State has created, in this respect, a transit center for
Children in Difficult Situation (ESD) led by par the OCPMFTEH.
In any case, all children whatever their social condition, including children with
disabilities, children living in poverty, children born out of wedlock, asylum-seeking or
refugee children and children belonging to indigenous groups and/or minorities, have
the right to the same legal protection against any form of infringement to their physical
integrity especially corporal punishments and can benefit from psychological
assistance without discrimination.
Concerning legal matters, procedural guarantees are also provided for a good care
(Art. 60, 654 and sec. of the CPC)
Article 425 of the Personal and Family Code entitles the Office of the Public
Prosecutor and any other interested persons (father, mother, tutor or guardian) to
refer to the President of the District Court of the domicile of minors with a written or
verbal request to ask for the ordinance of educational assistance measures.
The free HIV/AIDS and any other sexually transmitted disease testing for the victim
and the perpetrator of rape on a minor is implemented in order to efficiently manage
the impact of rape on the victim's health and future.
Violent discipline has been recorded by the MICS for children of 1 to 14 years. The
percentage of children of 1-14 years who have undergone psychological assault or
corporal punishment during the last month is 91.1 of value. According to their
importance, "any violent discipline" represents 91; psychological assaults 87; corporal
punishments other than severe 52; severe corporal punishments 22. The discipline is
non-violent only for a value of 4.