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Peace, non-violence and human security

Definition
Measures experiences related to bullying (as being called by an offensive nickname, threatened to be hurt, or other students posting offensive pictures or texts about them).
Source Definition
UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
http://tcg.uis.unesco.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/Metadata-4.7.4.pdf

Paix, non-violence et sécurité humaine

Définition
Mesure les expériences liées à l'intimidation (comme étant appelé par un surnom offensant, menacé d'être blessé ou d'autres élèves publiant des images ou des textes offensants à leur sujet).
Source de la définition
Institut de statistique de l'UNESCO.
http://tcg.uis.unesco.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/Metadata-4.7.4.pdf