DEATH PENALTY: Child rights expert explains Arab Charter

Submitted by crinadmin on Thu, 07/02/2008 - 06:40

[7 February 2008] - On 24 January 2008, the Arab Charter on Human Rights entered into force. According to the United Nations human rights chief, it contains provisions that do not meet international norms and standards, including the application of the death penalty for children, and the treatment of women and non-citizens.

In this paper, Professor Kamel Filali, Vice Chairman of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, attempts to help readers understand the issue of the death penalty in Arab States, and the specific legal and cultural difficulties which slow the path of harmonisation. In the second part of the statement, Professor Filali concentrates on children’s rights, their protection, and the death penalty according to international standards.

Further information

Death penalty: New Arab Charter deviates from the Convention on the Rights of the Child (31 January 2008)
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Owner: Professor Kamel Filali, Vice Chairman of the CRCpdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/Arabcharter.doc

Organisation:

UN OHCHR - Committee on the Rights of the Child

Attachment Link:

http://www.crin.org/docs/Arabcharter.doc

Countries

Afghanistan

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