[NEW YORK, 5 December 2007] – The Iranian government should prevent the execution of Makwan Mouloudzadeh, who was sentenced to death for crimes allegedly committed when he was aged 13, Human Rights Watch has said. Court authorities...
[20 November 2007] - The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is 18-years-old today. The symbolism of the anniversary has not been missed on NGOs and child rights advocates, who have highlighted the importance of the treaty on the day it...
La Conferencia General de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo:Convocada en Ginebra por el Consejo de Administración de la Oficina Internacional del Trabajo, y congregada en dicha ciudad el 1 de junio de 1999, en su octogésima sé...
The Commission on Human Rights,Recalling its resolution 1998/75 of 22 April 1998,Recalling the principles set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or...
[WASHINGTON DC, 3 November 2007] – Iranian authorities should immediately prevent the execution of Makwan Mouloudzadeh and commute his death sentence, Human Rights Watch said. Mouloudzadeh, 20, was sentenced to death in May by a court...
[29 October 2007] - An independent United Nations human rights expert has criticised Iran’s use of the death penalty against juveniles, saying it is probably the only country in the world that does this systematically.Speaking to...
[24 octobre 2007] - Ali Mahin Torabi a été reconnu coupable d’un meurtre commis alors qu’il était âgé de seize ans et risque d’être exécuté très prochainement, bien que l...
[17 October 2007] - More and more States worldwide are reforming their laws to prohibit all corporal punishment of children, including in their homes. A new report by the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children analyses the...
[3 October 2004] - It was exactly 6am and the start of another blisteringly hot summer day when 16-year-old Atefeh Rajabi was dragged from her prison cell and taken to be executed. Every step of the way the troubled teenager plagued by mental...
The UN Human Rights Council has now selected the first countries to be examined under the new Universal Periodic Review mechanism. The countries listed below will be reviewed over the course of next year's Council sessions. The UPR aims to ensure...