Judicial use of physical punishment

SAN MARINO: Lawmakers prohibit all corporal punishment of children
10/nov/2014 News
San Marino has become the latest State to achieve prohibition of all corporal punishment of children in 2014.
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USA: New law to protect jailed youth in California
6/oct/2014 News
California Governor signs a bill that could prevent hundreds of young offenders from enduring rape, assault, and gang life in prison.
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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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EGYPTE : des enfants torturés en prison
12/sep/2014 News
52 enfants torturés et victimes de violences sexuelles dans une prison d'Alexandrie pour avoir manifesté pacifiquement.
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EGYPT: Child protesters tortured in prison
10/sep/2014 News
Fifty-two children tortured and sexually abused in Alexandria prison for holding peaceful demonstrations against regime.
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INDIA: Girl 'humiliated' by village elders found dead
4/sep/2014 News
Dead teenage girl may have been raped after having been humiliated by village "court" for protesting against her father's harassment.
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BAHRAIN: Children sentenced to life imprisonment
19/aoû/2014 News
Human rights group in Bahrain expresses grave concern over the ongoing targeting and prosecution of children.
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USA: Inquiry finds a ‘culture of violence’ against teenage inmates at New York's Rikers Island
5/aoû/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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UGANDA: "Where Do You Want Us to Go?"
23/juil/2014 Publication
This Human Rights Watch report documents human rights violations against street children in Uganda by police and local government officials, members of the community and older homeless children and adults.
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