Torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment

ARMED CONFLICT: Child rights being violated in conflict situations with total impunity, says UN official
2/Jul/2014 News
UN Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict shows children were recruited and used, killed and maimed, victims of sexual violence and other grave violations in 23 country situations in 2013.
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USA: Victory for LGBTI children after Supreme Court ruling on California law
1/Jul/2014 News
US Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a California law that bans “conversion therapy” aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gay and lesbian minors.
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SYRIA: Up to 186 Kurdish students kidnapped by Isis in northern Syria
27/Jun/2014 News
 Teenagers abducted from bus while travelling from Kobani to Aleppo to take exams.
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CAR: UN official urges strong action to protect women and girls against "terrifying" violations
25/Jun/2014 News
Head of UN Women urges the Security Council to take strong action to help restore the rule of law in the country.
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FRANCE: ERRC urges French authorities to fully investigate lynching of Romani minor
18/Jun/2014 News
The European Roma Rights Centre expresses its deep concern regarding the brutal lynching of a 16-year-old Romani boy in France. The ERRC urges French authorities to investigate the attack, in particular any possible racial motivation, and to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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BAHRAIN: 15-year-old child detained and denied education
17/Jun/2014 News
Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its concern for the continued practice of arresting and detaining children in Bahrain.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Botched circumcisions becoming health crisis in country
17/Jun/2014 News
Problem is most severe in the Eastern Cape province, where nearly 500 young men have died in circumcision rituals since 2006.
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PAKISTAN: Minorities fear ‘forced conversion’ to Islam
17/Jun/2014 News
Human rights groups believe the number of reported cases failing to capture the true extent of the problem.
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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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ARMED CONFLICT: At global summit, UN urges reparations for victims of sexual violence in conflict
12/Jun/2014 News
Global summit to launch a set of guidelines on reparations for the individuals and the communities affected by sexual violence in conflict.
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