Article 37: Torture and deprivation of liberty

ARMED CONFLICT: Ban Ki-moon leaves Israel off list of countries that kill or injure children
9/Jun/2015 News
UN secretary general does not include Israel or Hamas but says number of dead and wounded Palestinian children is unacceptable. 
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PAKISTAN : nouveau report de l'exécution de Shafqat Hussain
9/Jun/2015 News
La Cour Surpême a repoussé mardi in extremis l'exécution de Shafqat Hussain pour examiner la question de son âge au moment des faits.
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DEATH PENALTY: Rights groups urge Pakistan to call off juvenile execution
8/Jun/2015 News
Shafqat Hussain is expected to be hanged on Tuesday for an offence he 'confessed' to committing after nine days of torture.  
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COMITÉ AFRICAIN D'EXPERTS : le Sénégal viole les droits des enfants talibés
1/Jun/2015 News
Le Comité africain d'experts sur les droits et le bien-être de l'enfant a rendu sa décision sur le cas des enfants talibés.
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Lim Hang Seoh v. Public Prosecutor
Tue, 04/10/1977 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the imposition of the death penalty on a 14 year old child in Malaysia.
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Regina v. Debs and Roberts
Wed, 06/04/2005 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the sentencing of a juvenile offender to life imprisonment in Australia.
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Regina v. Maygar; Regina v WT
Fri, 28/09/2007 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning sentencing of juveniles in Australia.
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UNITED STATES: Omar Khadr and the child soldiers of the war on terror
20/May/2015 News
Omar Khadr, the Canadian born ex- Guantanamo detainee has been released on bail. Read CRIN's analysis of the US policy on the detention of child soldiers.
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Regina v. Elliott & Blessington
Fri, 22/09/2006 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning life imprisonment of juvenile offenders in Australia.
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DRUG POLICY: 'Accountability for children and young people at the 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs'
19/May/2015 Publication
This paper challenges the current framework for evaluating drug policies, and presents one based on the CRC. The three UN drugs conventions currently fail to prescribe any specific measures for children and young people, and only one of these mentions children explicitly.    
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