Juvenile justice

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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IRAN: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing
3/Apr/2014 Publication
Our research indicates that in Iran, people may be lawfully sentenced to death, life imprisonment and corporal punishment...
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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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Anderson v. R
Fri, 26/09/2003 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning life imprisonment of children in Tuvalu.
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Ulugia v. Police
Fri, 24/09/2010 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning sentencing of children in conflict with the law in Samoa.
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Kok Wah Kuan v. Pengarah Penjara Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Mon, 12/01/2004 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning Executive sentencing powers and the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Malaysia.
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Eliapo Simona v. The Crown
Mon, 12/08/2002 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning juvenile justice and the right to have a parent/guardian and lawyer present during police interrogation in Tuvalu.
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L, HVN, THN and T v. R
Fri, 21/06/2013 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning an appeal against the prosecution of child victims of trafficking.
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