GENERAL INFORMATION
 

Project title
 

Protective and Restorative Approaches for Children in Judicial Processes

Priority area
 

Window 1: Rule of Law, Fundamental Rights and Democracy

Thematic Priority: Fundamental Rights

Beneficiary

The Ministry of Justice

• Department of Judicial Support and Victim Services

Co-Beneficiary
 

-

Duration

36 Months

EU contribution (Euro)

4,000,000 (plus 100,000 UNICEF co-financing)

PROJECT SUMMARY

Brief description of the project and main objectives
 

Ensuring children who came in contact with the law benefit from improved protection of their fundamental rights and freedoms in line with international standards

Improving the fundamental rights of children in contact with the law (offenders, victims or witnesses) by strengthened institutional capacity, and developing & implementing multi-sectoral, community-based, child-sensitive, restorative processes and alternatives

Location

Türkiye

Achievements / expected outputs

Increased institutional capacity and improved policy framework for the administration of the justice system for children in contact with the law (including offenders, victims and witnesses) and strengthened collaboration between the child protection and justice systems through multi-sectoral working principles

Increased institutional and professional capacity of the child justice system to better develop and implement community-based restorative diversion measures for children in contact with the law

Enhanced alternative measures to ensure that detention is used as a last resort and for the shortest time possible for children in conflict with the law through the improvement of child-specific alternatives by developing child-sensitive enforcement practices