Confinement exposes “children in a vulnerable situation because of a mental or physical disability or a situation of dependence”, to confinement “with their offenders, be it at home, in out-of-home care, in makeshift refugee camps or facilities where they are deprived of liberty”, the Lanzarote Committee, the Council of Europe body responsible for the implementation of the ‘Convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse’.
In addition,...