Child offenders

Concluding Observations for India's Third and Fourth Periodic Reports

26/Jun/2014 UN and Regional Documentation

CRC/C/IND/CO/3-4...

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KIRIBATI: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children

16/Jun/2014 Publication

Our research indicates that in Kiribati, people may be lawfully sentenced to life imprisonment and corporal punishment for...

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GUYANA: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children

16/Jun/2014 Publication

Our research indicates that in Guyana, people may be lawfully sentenced to life imprisonment and corporal punishment for...

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J. v. National Director of Public Prosecutions and Another

Tue, 06/05/2014 - 00:00 Case Law

Case concerning the mandatory inclusion of child offenders' particulars on a sex offenders registry in South Africa.

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State v. Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Khulna and Others

Tue, 22/07/2008 - 00:00 Case Law

Case concerning the arrest and detention of a child in Bangladesh.

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Fahima Nasrin v. Government of Bangladesh and Others

Wed, 11/02/2009 - 00:00 Case Law

Case concerning the imprisonment of a child who committed an offence at age 16 in Bangladesh.

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DISCRIMINATION: LGBTQ youths detained for status offences twice as often as others

2/May/2014 News

Research has shown that LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system, and once in the system may receive overly harsh punishments because of biases or be placed in isolation in the name of protecting them.

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Dr Subramanian Swamy & Ors v. Raju Thr. Member Juvenile Justice Board & Anr

Fri, 28/03/2014 - 00:00 Case Law

Case concerning the maximum age at which children can be tried as juveniles rather than as adults in India.

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JC and RT v. The Central Criminal Court

Tue, 08/04/2014 - 00:00 Case Law

Case concerning the naming of children previously involved in court proceedings in the UK once they turn 18.

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César Alberto Mendoza, et al. (judicial review)

Thu, 30/08/2012 - 00:00 Case Law

Case concerning life imprisonment of children in Argentina.

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