Stop Child Executions! Ending the Death Penalty for Child Offenders - Update

Submitted by crinadmin on

Summary: International law prohibits the use of the
death penalty for crimes committed by people
younger than 18, yet some countries continue
to execute child offenders or sentence them to
death.

Articles: 
Article 37: Torture and deprivation of liberty
Article 40: Administration of juvenile justice
Organisation: 
Amnesty International - International Secretariat
Web: 
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGACT500152004
Tags: 
Individual cases of violations
Reporting to and monitoring the CRC
Link : 

Countries

Please note that these reports are hosted by CRIN as a resource for Child Rights campaigners, researchers and other interested parties. Unless otherwise stated, they are not the work of CRIN and their inclusion in our database does not necessarily signify endorsement or agreement with their content by CRIN.