During his dissertation entitled: "Access to Justice for Children and Adolescents in the AmericasChildren, Nns and Adolescents: A Guide to Dignified Treatment", from from the perspective of the Judiciary", within the framework of the Summit for Justice and Equity for Children and Adolescents in the Dominican Republic. Republic, Molina Peña indicated that it is a priority to break down ideological barriers and the various difficulties that limit the advancement of the social view of justice.
The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and of the Judicial Power Council (CPJ), Justice Luis Henry Molina Peña, assured that the Dominican justice system is committed to generating greater equity and inclusion in the most vulnerable social sectors of the country.
"In recent days, and as a result ofparticipatory workthe Judiciary has put up for discussion a 'Guide for the TDignified Time for the Access to the JThe aim is to break down barriers that limit access to justice for people and populations in specific conditions. It is about attacking with concrete measures the lack of equity to place in a situation of equality those people who, for different reasons, do not find the conditions for their inclusion", he explained.
AsimismoIn addition, the presiding magistrate held that from said guideprotocols will be drawn up for each population placed in a condition of vulnerability since, specifically in the case of children and adolescents, a differentiated approach is required to broaden and strengthen protection and protection.
"It is also necessary to strengthen inter-institutional coordination to achieve greater scope of work in this regard. And the dissemination of content for cultural change, the promotion of best practices and knowledge on juvenile justice and the treatment of children and adolescents," he added.
The president of the SCJ pointed out that the Judicial Power has carried out a protection mechanism so that children and adolescents as victims or witnesses in a judicial process, are interviewed in accordance with the provisions of Law 136-03, by means of the camera Gessel camera or closed-circuit television, which guarantees that they have no contact with the aggressor.In this regard, he emphasized that in the first quarter of the yearn the first quarter of the year carried outron 282 interviews were conducted with minors.
"The Judiciary produced in 2019 its strategic planning (Justice Vision 20/24), as a result of a broad consultation process that integrated the justice sector and society," explicó the presiding magistrate, referring to the axis of "Justice for All" which accelerates the transformation of the justice administration service for the benefit of all people.
Molina Peña spoke at the first Summit for Justice and Equity for Children and Adolescents in the Dominican Republic", which was held by the Commission for Justice and Equity for Children and Adolescents of the Dominican Republic. of Enforcement of Justice for Children and Adolescents Justice for Children and Adolescents (CEJNNA) and the Cabinet of Children and Adolescents (GANA RD).
This summit, held at the "Doña Reneé" Convention Center, was Reneé Klang de Guzmán" Convention Center of the National Council for Children and Adolescents (CONANI), was opened with remarks by the executive president of this entity, Paula Disla Acosta.
The event was also attended by the First Lady of the Republic, Raquel Arbajewho offered the closing remarks of the summit.
