Summary: This is an analysis of alternative reports that have included children. Español / FrançaisThis is an analysis of alternative reports that have included children. It responds to the gap in information concerning children...
[9 May 2012] - A Nigerian 31-year old man who was sentenced to death as a juvenile has expressed his happiness at being released from prison and reunited with his family after such a long time, following a relentless global campaign by Amnesty...
[9 February 2012] - The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure which was adopted at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, will be open for signature at a signing...
Summary: The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international mechanism. This is done with the intention of identifying children's rights which have been repeatedly violated, as well as gaps in the issues...
Summary: Human Rights Watch (HRW) a condamné mercredi les attaques contre des écoles de Maiduguri, une ville du Nord du Nigeria, qui empêchent des milliers d'élèves d'avoir accès à l'éducation. [Le 8 mars 2012] - Dans un communiqué publi...
MEDIA CONCERN INITIATIVE – for Women and Children (MediaCon) is a Non – Governmental Organization working in the field of sexual violence prevention and response. Having worked in this field since 2000, we believe that providing the required...
Life sentences in countries that practice inhuman sentencing.
Antigua and Barbuda
Life sentence for treason regardless of age: The Treason Act (article 8) sets a mandatory life sentence for treason offences, and the government has reported that this...
Summary: Since the beginning of 2012, suspected militant Islamist group Boko Haram members have attacked, damaged, and, in a few cases, destroyed at least 12 schools in and around Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, temporarily leaving several...
This 22nd annual World Report summarises human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2011. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during the year, often in close...
Summary: The organisation's work to challenge violence and discrimination against children accused of witchcraft has lead individuals who profit off such accusations to investing large sums of money to slander the organisation in the media and to...
