Torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment

BAHRAIN: Children sentenced to life imprisonment
19/Aug/2014 News
Human rights group in Bahrain expresses grave concern over the ongoing targeting and prosecution of children.
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GAZA: True cost to family life by Israel's bombing
8/Aug/2014 News
Infographic created by NGO, B'Tselem, details members of families killed in 36 incidents in Gaza where civilian homes were bombed or shelled.
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USA: Inquiry finds a ‘culture of violence’ against teenage inmates at New York's Rikers Island
5/Aug/2014 News
Inquiry finds that the civil rights of male teenagers were violated and that there was no protection given to the boys from the rampant use of unnecessary and excessive force by correction officers.
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ÉTATS-UNIS : les prisons pour mineurs de New-York gangrenées par la violence
5/Aug/2014 News
Les prisons pour jeunes délinquants à New York sont gangrenées par de la violence extrême et une sécurité défaillante, des gardiens violant fréquemment les droits des détenus adolescents, les soumettant à un «usage croissant de force excessive et inutile»
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Juan Doe I v. Cardinal Roger Mahony, et al.
Fri, 25/02/2011 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the liability of a priest, Cardinals and church dioceses in the United States and Mexico for child sexual abuse under the US Alien Tort Statute.
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UGANDA: "Where Do You Want Us to Go?"
23/Jul/2014 Publication
This Human Rights Watch report documents human rights violations against street children in Uganda by police and local government officials, members of the community and older homeless children and adults.
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MEXICO: Hundreds of children found at vermin-infested shelter
22/Jul/2014 News
Children routinely subjected to physical, psychological and sexual abuse at "The Big Family" shelter and denied visits from their parents, say authorities.
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AUSTRALIA: High Court grants injunction over asylum seeker boat
7/Jul/2014 News
High Court prevents the return of 153 asylum seekers, including children, to Sri Lankan authorities over concerns about their safety.  
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ASYLUM: UN agency calls for end to detention of asylum-seekers and refugees
7/Jul/2014 News
UNHCR concerned at lasting physical and psychological impacts on children placed in detention facilities upon arrival to new country.
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CONFLITS ARMÉS : Rapport annuel du Représentant spécial sur les enfants et les conflits armés
7/Jul/2014 Publication
Le rapport annuel de la Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général de l'ONU sur les enfants et les conflits armés rescence les cas d'enfants recrutés, tués, mutilés, victimes de violences sexuelles et d’autres violations graves dans 23 situations de conflit à travers le monde.
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