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UNITED STATES: Court to review prosecution of Catholic church official
12/May/2014 News
Pennsylvania's highest court will review the long-debated prosecution of a Roman Catholic church official who was tried, imprisoned and then freed over his handling of priest sex-abuse complaints.
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HOLY SEE: Joint press release by CRIN and OMCT to UN torture committee
2/May/2014 News
Joint press release by CRIN and OMCT ahead of the Holy See's review before the UN Committee against Torture
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MALDIVES: Country should repeal new regulation providing for death penalty, says UN
30/Apr/2014 News
UN voices deep concern about a new regulation that effectively overturns a 60-year moratorium on the use of capital punishment and allows for children as young as seven to be sentenced to death for certain crimes.
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BRUNEI: Tough Islamic penal code introduced
30/Apr/2014 News
Despite the UN voicing "deep concern" about the planned changes, country will introduce law on 1 May, with proposed punishments including the severing of limbs for theft.  
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UNITED STATES: FDA recommends a ban on shock devices used on children with disabilities
28/Apr/2014 News
Food and Drugs Administration advisory panel on neurological devices has made urgent recommendations to United States to condemn all practices related to torture of disabled children.
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SANTA SEDE: Abuso sexual de niños - análisis de la ONU
10/Apr/2014 News
El Comité de la ONU de los Derechos del Niño interrogó a la Santa Sede sobre los abusos sexuales de niños dentro de la Iglesia Católica el día 16 de enero de 2014. CRIN estuvo ahí retransmitiendo en vivo desde Ginebra. 
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IRAK: Se prevé legalizar el matrimonio entre niños de 9 años
10/Apr/2014 News
El proyecto de ley, que establece nuevas reglas matrimoniales e introduce nuevas restricciones religiosas.
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HOLY SEE: Pope adds former child victim to new commission on sex abuse cases
26/Mar/2014 News
A new commission that will advise Pope Francis on sex abuse policy within the church includes an Irish psychiatrist who was assaulted by a chaplain when she was 13 years old. But it remains unclear if the commission will deal with the critical issue of disciplining bishops who cover up for abusers. 
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Commentary: No Jurisdiction of the Holy See over the Catholic Church?
10/Feb/2014 News
This commentary notes how the Holy See has disregarded the rights of victims of sexual abuse by clerics and its mandatory reporting duties to UN bodies, and has been written to coincide with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's recent review of the Holy See.
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JUVENILE JUSTICE: Australia's tough new youth crime laws spark plea for UN intervention
6/Feb/2014 News
New juvenile crime laws in the state of Queensland are described as violations of Australia's human rights obligations, leading to calls for UN intervention. 
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