Give Me a Chance, but a Real One: How to Improve the Reintegration of Children in Conflict with the Law

This publication offers a specific analysis of the reintegration concept(s) included in the international and national legal frameworks in MENA, proposes 10 key standards for improving reintegration and highlights best and promising practices in the region. It also (i) provides with innovative approaches to advance reintegration, such as desistance and restorative justice, (ii) fosters its application within non-custodial processes (diversion and alternatives measures to detention) and (iii) highlights specific key approaches pertaining to the reintegration of children recruited and exploited by terrorist and violent extremist groups. It intends to clarify, update and harmonize reintegration pathways, aiming to support greater and more accurate development of the process of reintegration for children in conflict with the law, towards stronger child justice systems.