The Committee on the Rights of the Child will hold its 65th Session from 13 January to 31 January 2014. States under review are Congo, Germany, Holy See, Portugal, Russia and Yemen.
The Islamic Penal Code 2013 came into force in May 2013. The new legislation amends the law with regards to the death penalty, life imprisonment and corporal punishment, but these forms of sentencing remain lawful for offences committed by children.