Article 40: Administration of juvenile justice

BAHRAIN: 176 children detained as a result of security events

6/May/2014 News

Local authorities have accused these children of charges related to the political situation in the country and especially during the recent escalation of protests in Bahrain.

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MALDIVES : un nouveau règlement prévoit la peine de mort pour les enfants

5/May/2014 News

Le Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme (HCDH) a exprimé mardi sa préoccupation concernant un nouveau règlement aux Maldives sur l'application de la peine de mort, qui met fin à un moratoire de 60 ans dans ce pays.

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DISCRIMINATION: LGBTQ youths detained for status offences twice as often as others

2/May/2014 News

Research has shown that LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system, and once in the system may receive overly harsh punishments because of biases or be placed in isolation in the name of protecting them.

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INDIA: Supreme Court dismisses pleas on fresh interpretation of term 'juvenile'

28/Mar/2014 News

The Supreme Court of India has upheld the definition of 'juvenile' under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000, refusing to lower the upper age limit of juvenility.

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Concluding Observations for Yemen's Initial Report on OPAC

5/Feb/2014 UN and Regional Documentation

CRC/C/OPAC/YEM/CO/1

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Concluding Observations for Yemen's fourth periodic report

5/Feb/2014 UN and Regional Documentation

Below is a short summary of some of the key issues from the Committee on the Rights of the Child's 65th session concluding...

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Concluding Observations for Republic of Congo's 2nd to 4th Periodic Report

5/Feb/2014 UN and Regional Documentation

CRC/C/COG/CO/2-4...