In 2015, 73 States around the world allowed people to be sentenced to life imprisonment for offences committed while under the age of 18; a further 49 States permited sentences of 15 years or longer and 90 for 10 years or longer. Life imprisonment...
UNITED KINGDOM
Title:
R v. McLoughlin, R v. Newell
Court:
Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Citation:
[2014] EWCA Crim 188
Date:
18 February 2014
Instrument(s) Cited:
European Convention on Human Rights, Article 3 (prohibition on...
ECtHR (UNITED KINGDOM)
Title:
Vinter and others v. United Kingdom
Court:
European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber)
Citation:
Application nos. 66069/09, 130/10 and 3896/10
Date:
9 July 2013
Instruments Cited:
European...
ECtHR (UNITED KINGDOM)
Title:
Singh v. the United Kingdom and Hussain v. United Kingdom
Court:
European Court of Human Rights
Citation:
Application No. 23389/94, 21 February 1996
Application No. 21928/93, 21 February 1996
Date:
21...
UNITED KINGDOM
Title:
R (on the application of SG and others (previously JS and others)) (Appellants) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Respondent)
Court:
Supreme Court
Date:
18 March 2015
CRC Provisions: ...
UNITED KINGDOM
Title:
R v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte V and T
Court:
House of Lords
Citation:
1998 AC 407
Date:
12 June 1997
Instrument(s) Cited:
Children and Young Persons Act 1933, section 53(1)...
UNITED KINGOM
Title:
The Catholic Child Welfare Society and others (Appellants) v. Various Claimants (FC) and The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and others (Respondents)
Court:
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom...
Opening Statement, Item 2, High Commissioner's Annual Report
Mr. President,
Excellencies,
Colleagues and Friends,
It is an honour to present to you the work of my Office over the course of 2014. The Annual Report that has...
The latest edition of the Global Initiative’s popular leaflet summarising progress towards universal prohibition of corporal punishment is now available.
'Prohibiting all corporal punishment of children: progress and...
فبراير 2015
بينما تتبجح الحكومات بالحديث المرسل عن أهمية حماية المدنيين. تخاذلت النخب السياسية في العالم، على نحو مريع، عن حماية من هم في أشد الحاجة للحماية. وترى منظمة العفو الدولية أن هذا يمكن أن يتغير، بل لا بد من أن يتغير، في نهاية المطاف.
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