Report detailing the legality of inhuman sentencing against children in Guyana. While capital punishment has been prohibited in law, judicial corporal punishment is still on the statute books and it appears that life imprisonment for under 18s is still lawful.

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Child Rights International Network

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inhuman_sentencing_of_children_in_guyana.pdf

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Individual cases of violations

Reporting to and monitoring the CRC

Countries

Guyana

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