When the Children's Protection and Welfare Act came into force
in July 2013, it implemented wide reaching reforms of the juvenile justice system, abolishing corporal punishment as a sentence for children and reinforcing the prohibition on the death penalty for offences committed while under the age of 18. However, detention during His Majesty’s pleasure appears to remain a lawful sentence for child offenders.

This report was prepared for the Child Rights International Network (CRIN) in October 2010 and updated in December 2015.

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