This indicator measures the number of reported incidents of sexual harassment in school in the last 12 months
Human Rights Standards:
Articles 7, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Articles 19 (1) & 34 Convention on the Rights of the Child; Articles 12 (1) (c) & (d), Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa; Article 17 (1) (b) (Revised) European Social Charter
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Marginalised Groups:
Types of Indicator:
A significantly low number of reported incidents of sexual harassment does not necessarily reflect a true lack of incidents of sexual harassment; it may actually reflect underreporting of such incidents, which may be indicative of inadequate access to complaint mechanisms and / or inadequate awareness among children of the importance of reporting such incidents