DEATH PENALTY: Submission to the report of the Secretary General on the question of the death penalty

Submitted by Denitsa on

CRIN is campaigning for the abolition of inhuman sentencing of children, defined to include the death penalty, corporal punishment and life imprisonment.

We urge the Secretary-General to continue to address abolition of the death penalty for children in line with related human rights standards, particularly with regards to the prohibition on life imprisonment for children. In this respect, the abolition of the death penalty for child offenders must be seen as a step towards establishing a rights compliant juvenile justice system.

Read the full submission for more information on the legality of the juvenile death sentence and sentences and executions in the period between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015.

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Child Rights International Network
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crin_submission_on_the_death_penalty_to_sg_2015.pdf
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