UNITED STATES: Raised on the Registry - The Irreparable Harm of Placing Children on Sex Offender Registries in the US

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This 111-page report details the harm public registration laws cause for youth sex offenders. The laws, which can apply for decades or even a lifetime and are layered on top of time in prison or juvenile detention, require placing offenders’ personal information on online registries, often making them targets for harassment, humiliation, and even violence. The laws also severely restrict where, and with whom, youth sex offenders may live, work, attend school, or even spend time. 

pdf: https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/01/us-more-harm-good

Articles: 
Article 16: Protection of privacy
Article 39: Rehabilitative care
Article 3: Best interests of the child
Article 37: Torture and deprivation of liberty
Article 40: Administration of juvenile justice
Organisation: 
Human Rights Watch
Attachment Link: 
https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/01/us-more-harm-good
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