Article 37: Torture and deprivation of liberty

AFGHANISTAN: President vows to stop 'inhuman' child sex abuse
24/Sep/2015 News
The Afghan government says it has "undertaken serious measures" to prevent "abominable" child sexual abuse following a report alleging the practice was rife among the country's armed forces and militias.
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SUDAN: UPR submission on the inhuman sentencing of children
21/Sep/2015 Publication
Our research indicates that there is a lack of clarity in Sudanese law, such that life imprisonment, corporal punishment...
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SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children
18/Sep/2015 Publication
Our research indicates that in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, people may be sentenced to life imprisonment and corporal...
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing
18/Sep/2015 Publication
Our research indicates that in Antigua and Barbuda, people may be sentenced to life imprisonment and corporal punishment...
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Yong Vui Kong v Public Prosecutor
Wed, 04/03/2015 - 00:00 Case Law
Case challenging the constitutionality of corporal punishment as a criminal sentence in Singapore.
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The State v. C (a Juvenile)
Wed, 31/12/2014 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning judicial sentences of corporal punishment in Zimbabwe.
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DISCRIMINATION: Youth curfews and children's rights
8/Sep/2015 Publication
Summertime for children is not just about having time off school, staying up late and playing outside; it also comes with...
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UN: Children's rights and the Human Rights Committee
28/Aug/2015 Publication
While civil and political rights are recognised specifically for children in the CRC, the review by the Human Rights...
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BRASIL: Fiscal del Tribunal Superior de Justicia expresa su desacuerdo con la baja de la edad de imputabilidad
27/Aug/2015 News
Sérgio Luíz Kukina, considera un "engaño" el justificar la reforma de la ley con base en la presunta impunidad de la que disfrutan los menores.
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Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus on the constitutionality of the Law "On amendments and additions to some laws of the Republic of Belarus on the prevention of child neglect and juvenile delinquency"
Thu, 17/05/2012 - 00:00 Case Law
Judgment assessing the constitutionality of a curfew law in Belarus.
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