Justice for Forcibly Displaced Girls: Responses to Current Gaps and Challenges

Hannah Hall; Jennifer Davidson; Sophie Shields

Justice for Forcibly Displaced Girls: Responses to Current Gaps and Challenges

Hannah Hall, Jennifer Davidson, Sophie Shields

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Abstract

This Working Paper outlines the complex ways in which displacement affects girls’ access to justice, and how these are often overlooked. It places special emphasis on the achievement of SDG16.2: 'put an end to abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and all forms of violence and torture against children' , and SDG16.7: ‘ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels, ’ located in the context of the 70 Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women’s priority theme of ‘ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Glasgow
Number of pages	7
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2026

Publication series

Name	Justice for Children Working Paper Series
Volume	3

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

forcible displacement
child-centred justice
forcibly displaced girls
global justice gap

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