Article 40: Administration of juvenile justice

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.

People may be lawfully sentenced to corporal punishment, life imprisonment and the death penalty for offences committed...

Palestinian children are routinely and systematically subjected to a harsh military justice regime.

CRIN’s annual report wastes no time regurgitating blurb about who we are and what we do. Instead, we present a global picture of children’s rights, wrapping up the past year’s new or persisting issues around the world.