Judicial use of physical punishment

EUROPE: Progress on corporal punishment of children after collective complaints
28/Sep/2015 Publication
By issuing seven separate collective complaints to the European Committee of Social Rights, APPROACH, an organisation seeking a global ban on the corporal punishment of children, has prompted the governments of several European countries to enact new legislation or publicly debate the issue.
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ARABIE SAOUDITE : exécution imminente d'Ali al-Nimr
24/Sep/2015 News
L'Arabie saoudite pourrait exécuter jeudi 24 septembre Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, un jeune homme de 21 ans, arrêté pour avoir manifesté contre le régime alors qu'il était encore mineur.
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SUDAN: UPR submission on the inhuman sentencing of children
21/Sep/2015 Publication
Our research indicates that there is a lack of clarity in Sudanese law, such that life imprisonment, corporal punishment...
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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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Yong Vui Kong v Public Prosecutor
Wed, 04/03/2015 - 00:00 Case Law
Case challenging the constitutionality of corporal punishment as a criminal sentence in Singapore.
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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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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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PAKISTAN: CRC alternative report on inhuman sentencing of children
30/Jun/2015 Publication
This report was submitted ahead of the the 72nd pre-sessional working group of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child...
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BARBADOS: CRC alternative report on inhuman sentencing of children
30/Jun/2015 Publication
This report was submitted ahead of the the 72nd pre-sessional working group of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child...
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