Summary: Our research indicates that in Dominica, people may be lawfully sentenced to life imprisonment and corporal punishment for crimes committed while under the age of 18.

This report was submitted ahead of the 19th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as part of our campaign against inhuman sentencing of children - defined to include sentences of death, life imprisonment and corporal punishment. pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/Dominica_UPR_CRIN.doc

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Articles:

Article 37: Torture and deprivation of liberty

Article 40: Administration of juvenile justice

Organisation:

Child Rights International Network

Attachment:

crin_upr19_dominica.doc

Countries

Dominica

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