The law of the United Arab Emirates falls short of prohibiting the death penalty and corporal punishment for offences committed while under the age of 18.

This report was submitted ahead of the 29th Session of the Universal Periodic Review in January 2018 as part of our campaign against inhuman sentencing of children - defined to include sentences of death, life imprisonment and corporal punishment.

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Child Rights International Network

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United Arab Emirates

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