Torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment

This report was submitted ahead of the 33rd session of the Universal Periodic Review as part of our campaign against...

The death penalty, life imprisonment, flogging and amputation remain lawful sentences for children in Saudi Arabia. 

In Qatar, life imprisonment remains a lawful sentence for offences committed by children. The death penalty and corporal punishment may remain lawful for child offenders under Sharia law.

The law of the United Arab Emirates falls short of prohibiting the death penalty and corporal punishment for offences...