A/HRC/25/35 requires States to identify actively individual children and groups of children the recognition and realization of whose rights may demand special measures, such as the collection of disaggregated data and changes in legislation, administration and resource allocation, as well as educational measures to change attitudes.56 53. Some States have reported on specific measures to ensure access to justice for certain groups of children. For instance, in Slovenia, children have the right to a refugee counsellor, who provides support and legal aid to them. Ukraine provides a right to free legal aid to children lacking parental care. The Greek General Secretariat for Youth is currently implementing a project aiming at providing free legal assistance to socially vulnerably groups of children and young people, such as underage offenders, victims of domestic violence or trafficking in persons, drug users and unaccompanied minors. However, some groups, such as children with disabilities, have not been specifically addressed by most contributions of States. V. Conclusion and recommendations 54. International and regional human rights norms and standards provide a comprehensive framework for ensuring access to justice for children, which is an essential prerequisite for the protection and promotion of all other human rights of children. However, due to their special and dependent status, children are still faced with a number of serious challenges in accessing justice. States should thus revise their laws, policies and procedures to ensure better compliance with international norms and standards, in particular the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and its Optional Protocols. The legislation should decriminalize status offences and survival behavior and include legal safeguards to protect the child’s best interests and protection from discrimination; the child’s right to freedom from violence and to free and safe participation in proceedings throughout the justice process, as well as the right to legal and other relevant assistance; and the right to a swift consideration of cases concerning children. 55. Independent, safe, effective, easily accessible and child-sensitive complaint and reporting mechanisms should be established by law in compliance with international human rights norms and standards, in particular the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Where such mechanisms already exist, States should secure their availability and accessibility for all children, including children deprived of their liberty, without discrimination of any kind. In addition, States should ensure that complaint and reporting mechanisms act in an effective and child-sensitive manner and pursue the best interests of the child at all times. 56. Being aware of, and having access to, information about their rights and how to obtain a remedy is another key element of ensuring access to justice for children. Information should be age-appropriate and adapted to the needs of children. It should be presented in ways that children accept and understand. In addition, information should be made available to parents and other persons acting as legal representatives of children. 57. States should develop and strengthen multi-disciplinary capacity-building and training initiatives to ensure that all persons working with, and for, children have the necessary knowledge and skills relating to children’s rights and needs. Children’s access to justice often faces significant barriers at the community level, where children 56 16 Convention on the Rights of the Child, General Comment No. 5, para. 12.