THE SIX VIOLATIONS
The term for the unlawful seizure or forced disappearance of a child.
What is Recruitment or use of children?
This type of law governs the conduct of war, represented by the Geneva Conventions.
What is International Humanitarian Law (IHL)?
This UN body issues the resolutions that condemn the six violations.
What is the UN Security Council (UNSC)?
The UN defines this grave violation to include rape, sexual slavery, and forced marriage.
What is Rape and other forms of sexual violence?
Targeting buildings that should be "zones of peace."
What are Attacks against schools or hospitals?
This document established the International Criminal Court and defines war crimes.
What is the Rome Statute?
This formal mechanism is set up by the UN to systematically Monitor and Report on the violations.
What is the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM)?
The use of landmines and IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) is a common cause of this specific grave violation.
What is Killing and Maiming?
The grave violation that stops medicine and food from reaching kids.
What is Denial of humanitarian access?
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the foundation of this type of law.
What is International Human Rights Law (IHRL)?
The office led by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General is focused on these violations.
What is the Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSG/CAAC)?
While a problem, this specific action is NOT one of the six: the forced displacement of children.
What is the forced displacement of children?
A violation often paired with Recruitment where a child is unlawfully seized for exploitation.
What is Abduction?
This legal principle requires parties in conflict to distinguish between civilians and military targets.
What is the principle of Distinction?
The Secretary-General's annual report does this to parties who commit the violations.
What is "naming and shaming" (or listing them)?
Abduction for the purpose of forced labor or information gathering falls under this category.
What is Abduction?
The UN has verified over 104,100 children affected by this two-part violation since 2005.
What is Killing and Maiming?
This legal principle means a crime against a person is a crime against all humanity.
What is the principle of Distinction?
This UN organization, focused on children, is often on the ground collecting evidence for the MRM.
What is UNICEF?
This military tactic involving the destruction of homes can be reported under Killing and Maiming.
What is House Demolitions (or Search-and-Arrest campaigns)?