18. The following chapters summarize international human rights law, especially child rights law, humanitarian law and other international standards applicable to these eight issues. Summarizing these standards is intended to clarify for States how to ensure that measures to address these issues are based on child rights and that “the best interests of the child as well as the specific needs and vulnerabilities of girls and boys are duly considered.”32 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Handbook on Children Recruited and Exploited by Terrorist and Violent Extremist Groups: The Role of the Justice System (2017) The UNODC handbook aims at providing guidance to legal professionals and policymakers, as well as practitioners on the treatment of children targeted by terrorist and violent extremist groups. The publication focuses on the prevention of child recruitment, justice for children, and rehabilitation and reintegration. To complement and build upon the Handbook, in 2019, UNODC has developed three training manuals to support practitioners and policymakers in designing and implementing effective interventions: (i) Prevention of Child Recruitment by Terrorist and Violent Extremist Groups; (ii) Justice for Children in the Context of Counter-Terrorism; and (iii) Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Child Victims of Recruitment and Exploitation by Terrorist and Violent Extremist Groups. Guidance to States on Human RightsCompliant Responses to the Threat Posed by Foreign Fighters (2018) Published by the Working Group on Promoting and Protecting Human Rights and the Rule of Law While Countering Terrorism, the document provides concrete guidance to States on how to implement Security Council resolutions 2178 and 2396 in compliance with international law, including human rights, humanitarian and refugee law. It covers a range of issues, including the right to liberty and freedom of movement, deprivation of nationality, information exchange/data collection and analysis and criminal justice measures. The document also has a section on children affected by or involved in foreign fighter activities. Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/HRC/40/28) (2019) The report analyses human rights issues concerning children affected by terrorism, including child victims and witnesses of terrorist acts, children at perceived risk of recruitment and children associated or suspected of association with designated terrorist groups. It highlights the duty of protection and children’s right to, inter alia, rehabilitation and privacy. 32 Security Council resolution 2427 (2018), preamble. 17.

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