State violence

NEW ZEALAND: 'Never again' - the public investigation into historical abuse in state care

CRIN — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 09:23:22 +0000

How care leavers in New Zealand pushed the government to conduct an independent investigation into the root causes of systemic failings in the country’s care system.

Idioma Inglés

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.

Idioma Sin definir

What does 'radicalisation' mean for children’s rights in different regions?

jthomas — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:39:43 +0000

Here we look at how the term 'radicalisation' is used and what it means for children in the United Kingdom, Francophone countries, the Middle East and North Africa and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Idioma Inglés

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.

Idioma Inglés

IRAN : pendaison d'un mineur délinquant au mépris du droit international

Louise — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:53:02 +0000

Un adolescent a été exécuté en Iran après avoir été reconnu du viol d'un autre adolescent, première exécution confirmée d'un mineur délinquant dans le pays depuis le début de l’année. La Cour suprême a au départ annulé sa condamnation à mort, estimant que l’enquête était incomplète, mais l'a finalement confirmée en mars 2016.

Idioma Francés

How to occupy your school: a lesson from Brazil

Victor — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 16:03:52 +0000

With Brazil suffering an economic slowdown and a major political crisis many public services have been hit with cuts to free up cash ahead of the Olympics. Students have occupied schools across the country to fight back.

Idioma Inglés

NIGERIA : des enfants et des bébés meurent en détention

Louise — Thu, 12 May 2016 06:05:22 +0000

Onze enfants âgés de moins de six ans, dont quatre bébés, comptent parmi les 149 personnes qui sont mortes cette année en détention dans ce pays.

Idioma Francés

Discrimination and disenfranchisement: A global report on status offences

lratledge — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:07:45 +0000

Status offences criminalise actions for only certain groups of people, most commonly because of their religion, sexuality or age. This new CRIN report examines how these offences affect children and the new forms they are taking.

Idioma Inglés

VENEZUELA: Informe 2015 de CECODAP sobre violencia contra los niños "Somos Noticia"

Jesica — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 09:06:48 +0000

De acuerdo con el monitoreo realizado se incrementó 18% la violencia contra niños, niñas y adolescentes.

Idioma Español

MONGOLIA: State becomes 49th to ban all corporal punishment of children

Victor — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 13:02:56 +0000

Mongolia bans corporal punishment of children in all settings, including the home, becoming the first State in East and Southeast Asia to achieve this reform.

Idioma Inglés

ZIMBABWE: Inhuman Sentencing of Children

lratledge — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:40:49 +0000

The death penalty is explicitly prohibited for any offence committed by a person under the age of 18, but life imprisonment remains a lawful sentence for offences committed by children and males under the age of 18 may be sentenced to corporal punishment.

Idioma Inglés

BANGLADESH: Mandatory death penalty declared void after 14-year legal battle

Victor — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:34:00 +0000

Sentenced to death for a crime allegedly committed when he was just 14, a Bangladeshi boy’s case became the centre of a lengthy legal battle which ultimately led to mandatory executions being declared unconstitutional.

Idioma Inglés

MIGRATION: CRIN submission for the General Comment on the human rights of children in the context of int'l migration

Victor — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:03:27 +0000

This submission draws attention to neglected areas of child migrants’ rights, including their right to work, detention and criminalisation, discriminatory language used to refer to migrant children, and access to justice.

Idioma Inglés

QATAR: Inhuman Sentencing of Children

lratledge — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:42:59 +0000

Life imprisonment is a lawful penalty in Qatar for offences committed by children aged 16 or older. The death penalty and corporal punishment are prohibited under criminal legislation, but appear to remain lawful under Sharia law for offences committed while under the age of 18.

This report was originally prepared for the Child Rights International Network in September 2010 and updated in February 2016.

Idioma Inglés

FRANCIA: Amnistía Internacional afirma que las medidas del estado de excepción traumatizan a la población

Jesica — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:52:23 +0000

Según su reporte "Upturned lives: The disproportionate impact of France's state of emergency", las durísimas medidas de excepción, incluidos registros domiciliarios nocturnos, han pisoteado los derechos de cientos de hombres, mujeres, niños y niñas.

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