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SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children
18/Sep/2015 Publication
Our research indicates that in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, people may be sentenced to life imprisonment and corporal...
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing
18/Sep/2015 Publication
Our research indicates that in Antigua and Barbuda, people may be sentenced to life imprisonment and corporal punishment...
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The State v. C (a Juvenile)
Wed, 31/12/2014 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning judicial sentences of corporal punishment in Zimbabwe.
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UNITED STATES: Teenager sentenced to 11 years in prison for Islamic State Twitter support
1/Sep/2015 News
A teenager was sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison on Friday for using Twitter to support Islamic State (IS), becoming the first minor to be prosecuted by the United States in such a case.
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UN: Children's rights and the Human Rights Committee
28/Aug/2015 Publication
While civil and political rights are recognised specifically for children in the CRC, the review by the Human Rights...
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Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus on the constitutionality of the Law "On amendments and additions to some laws of the Republic of Belarus on the prevention of child neglect and juvenile delinquency"
Thu, 17/05/2012 - 00:00 Case Law
Judgment assessing the constitutionality of a curfew law in Belarus.
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Decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 6 of 2 April 2003 on the Judicial Practice in Cases of Offences Committed by Minors
Wed, 02/04/2003 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning judicial practice in sentencing children for minor criminal offences in Kyrgyzstan.
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SENTENCIAS INHUMANAS: Cadena perpetua a niños a nivel mundial
10/Aug/2015 Publication
En 73 países del mundo, las personas pueden ser condenadas a cadena perpetua por delitos cometidos cuando eran menores de...
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Groupe de Travail sur les Dossiers Judiciaires Strategiques v. Democratic Republic of Congo
Wed, 20/07/2011 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the imposition of the death penalty on seven child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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INHUMAN SENTENCING: Pakistan hangs Shafqat Hussain despite claim he was a child at time of alleged crime
4/Aug/2015 News
Supporters say Hussain was 14 when he was sentenced to death for the murder of a seven-year-old, after a confession he said was obtained by torture.
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