Life imprisonment

DOMINICA: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:35:30 +0000

This report was submitted ahead of the 33rd session of the Universal Periodic Review as part of our campaign against inhuman sentencing of children - defined to include sentences of death, life imprisonment and corporal punishment.

In Dominica, sentences of life imprisonment and corporal punishment are lawful for offences committed while under the age of 18.

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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:29:26 +0000

In Brunei Darussalam, children may currently be lawfully sentenced to life imprisonment and corporal punishment. In October 2013, Brunei enacted the Syariah Penal Code Order which, if fully implemented, would introduce the death penalty for offences committed by children and allow children to be sentence to whipping and amputation.

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QATAR: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:19:49 +0000

This report was submitted ahead of the 33rd session of the Universal Periodic Review as part of our campaign against inhuman sentencing - defined to include sentences of death, life imprisonment and corporal punishment.

In Qatar, life imprisonment is lawful for offences committed by children aged 16 or older. The death penalty and corporal punishment are prohibited under criminal legislation, but appear to be lawful under sharia law for offences committed while under the age of 18.

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DEATH PENALTY: Submission for the Secretary-General's report on the death penalty 2018

lratledge — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:14:44 +0000

CRIN is campaigning for the abolition of inhuman sentencing of children, defined to include the death penalty, corporal punishment and life imprisonment. We want to emphasise that while, for the purposes of this campaign, CRIN is calling for the abolition of the juvenile death penalty, we believe that the death penalty should be abolished for all individuals, regardless of age.

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SAUDI ARABIA: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 09:55:12 +0000

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

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SAUDI ARABIA: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 09:55:11 +0000

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

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QATAR: CAT submission on inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:45:26 +0000

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.

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TONGA: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing

lratledge — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 09:29:37 +0000

The death penalty, life imprisonment and corporal punishment remain lawful in Tonga for offences committed by children.

This report was submitted ahead of the 29th Session of the Universal Periodic Review in January 2018 as part of our campaign against inhuman sentencing - defined to include sentences of death, life imprisonment and corporal punishment.

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BARBADOS: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 09:19:55 +0000

Life imprisonment and corporal punishment remain lawful sentences for offences committed by children in Barbados.

This report was submitted ahead of the 29th Session of the Universal Periodic Review in January 2018 as part of our campaign against inhuman sentencing of children - defined to include sentences of death, life imprisonment and corporal punishment.

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Bronson Blessington and Matthew Elliot v. Australia

jthomas — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:47:11 +0000

Case concerning the legality of the imposition of life sentence on children in Australia.

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DEATH PENALTY: Submission for the Secretary-General's report on the death penalty 2017

lratledge — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:03:47 +0000

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PAKISTAN: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:52:11 +0000

Corporal punishment, life imprisonment and the death penalty are lawful sentences for offences committed by children in Pakistan.

This report was submitted ahead of the 28th session of the Universal Periodic Review as part of our campaign against inhuman sentencing of children - defined to include setnences of death, life imprisonment and corporal punishment.

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KUWAIT: Inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:56:06 +0000

In March 2017, Kuwait abolished the death penalty and life imprisonment for offences committed while under the age of 18.

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ARGENTINA: Juvenile life sentences breached human rights standards

Victor — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:42:02 +0000

Five Argentinian children were sentenced to life in prison, suffering grievous ill-treatment and incarceration for years before their cases were heard by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

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FRANCE: Life imprisonment sentences for children abolished

Victor — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 12:26:58 +0000

France has become the latest country to ban life imprisonment for children.

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