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...
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...
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The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) in Pakistan, has launched its flagship publication on the State of Pakistan’s Children in 2010. The launch took place at the end of September in Geneva, and the report aims to...
Children in Pakistan may lawfully be sentenced to the Death Penalty, Life Imprisonment and Corporal Punishment
Advocacy Initiatives / Resources / Contacts
Advocacy Initiatives
The National Juvenile Justice NetworkCivil society...
Summary: Information about institutions in Pakistan that monitor children's rights.Children's Ombudsperson
While general ombudspersons offices do exist at the federal and provincial levels, ombudspersons for children have not yet been set up despite...
This is a paper, written by a Pakistani lawyer, on the juvenile justice system in Pakistan.Owner: Omar Sialpdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/Children_Rights_Pakistan[1].doc
A number of provisions in the Constitution (1973) protect the physical integrity of all persons and provide for protection of the child.1
Section 4 (Right of individuals to be dealt with in accordance with law, etc):
“(1) To enjoy the...
Summary: This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does not include reports of child specific Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child...
In order to collect data on child sexual abuse (CSA) in Pakistan, Sahil monitors 69 national dailies on reported incidents of CSA. We believe that the number of incidents presented in the print media do not represent the total numbers of such...
