Child offenders

LIBYA: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children

1/Oct/2014 Publication

Our research indicates that corporal punishment is a lawful sentence for offences committed while under the age of 18....

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MALDIVES: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children

1/Oct/2014 Publication

Our research indicates that corporal punishment and the death penalty are lawful sentences for persons under 18 and that...

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Mendoza et al v. Argentina

Sáb, 14/09/2013 - 00:00 Case Law

Case concerning the the compatability of life imprisonment sentences for child offenders with the IACHR.

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URUGUAY: Visita in situ de la Relatora de Derechos de la Niñez de la CIDH

22/Sep/2014 News

La Relatoría expresó su posición crítica respecto de la propuesta para bajar la edad de imputabilidad penal de 18 a 16 años.

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USA: Inquiry finds a ‘culture of violence’ against teenage inmates at New York's Rikers Island

5/Ago/2014 News

Inquiry finds that the civil rights of male teenagers were violated and that there was no protection given to the boys from the rampant use of unnecessary and excessive force by correction officers.

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ÉTATS-UNIS : les prisons pour mineurs de New-York gangrenées par la violence

5/Ago/2014 News

Les prisons pour jeunes délinquants à New York sont gangrenées par de la violence extrême et une sécurité défaillante, des gardiens violant fréquemment les droits des détenus adolescents, les soumettant à un «usage croissant de force excessive et inutile»

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URUGUAY: Suprema Corte lanza programa piloto de mediación penal juvenil

30/Jul/2014 News

Nuevo programa intenta promover el mecanismo de conciliación entre los adolescentes infractores y las víctimas.

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Concluding Observations for Jordan's Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports

27/Jun/2014 UN and Regional Documentation

CRC/C/JOR/CO/4-5...

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Concluding Observations for India’s First Report on the OPAC

26/Jun/2014 UN and Regional Documentation

CRC/C/OPAC/IND/CO/1 ...