Justice

LIBERIA: Firing back at Firestone

Joe Sandler Clarke — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:58:21 +0000

By the early 2000s, Harbel, Liberia, a town founded by giant American tyre manufacture Firestone, had become synonymous with child labour. A legal case brought against Firestone by 23 workers garnered massive media attention and led to significant changes at the 220 square mile rubber plantation which thousands of labourers called home.

Idioma Inglés

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.

Download the full submission.

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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.

Idioma Inglés

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.

Idioma Inglés

Sotto, you are wildly wrong on criminalising children

Victor — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:30:30 +0000

The Philippines' Senate President, Vicente Sotto III, has cited our research to support his reforms to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility. We reject this proposal in the strongest terms.

Idioma Inglés

Des droits appliqués ? La Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant devant les tribunaux

Louise — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 11:03:47 +0000

Un rapport qui examine la manière dont la Convention des Nations unies relative aux droits de l'enfant influence les tribunaux du monde dans leur traitement des affaires de violations des droits de l'enfant.

Idioma Francés

«Не повторим ошибок прошлого» - общественное расследование исторического насилия в системе опеки Новой Зеландии

CRIN — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:05:49 +0000

Несмотря на усилия выпускников учреждений опеки, правительство Новой Зеландии долго сопротивлялось проведению независимого расследования о насилии в детских домах, но в 2018 году, наконец, объявило о создании Королевской следственной комиссии.

Idioma Ruso

Как австралийские выпускники учреждений опеки боролись за возмещение причиненного им вреда

CRIN — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:34:38 +0000

В 1990-х годах бывшие воспитанники учреждений опеки Австралии потребовали признания и возмещения вреда за историческое насилие, что в результате привело к социальным и политическим изменениям по всей стране.

Idioma Ruso

MONACO : Accès des enfants à la justice

Louise — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:07:43 +0000

English

Idioma Francés

MAROC : Accès des enfants à la justice

Louise — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 18:44:48 +0000

English

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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.

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AUSTRALIA: Care leavers’ fight for redress for historical abuse

CRIN — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 14:31:09 +0000

In the 1990s Australian care leavers demanded acknowledgement of historical abuse and neglect, leading to social and political change across the country.

Idioma Inglés

RAPPORT : What Lies Beneath

Louise — Tue, 15 May 2018 12:10:24 +0000

En tant qu'ONG, nous posons-nous assez souvent la question de savoir si ce que nous faisons est bien ce que nous devrions faire ? Notre travail est-il nécessaire, répond-t-il à un besoin ?

Idioma Francés

MAURITANIE : Accès des enfants à la justice

Louise — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 17:19:15 +0000

English

Ce rapport fait partie du projet « Accès des enfants à la justice » de CRIN, qui vise à établir le statut de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant (CDE) dans les législations nationales, le statut des enfants impliqués dans des procédures judiciaires, les moyens juridiques qui permettent de contester des violations des droits de l'enfant et les considérations pratiques à prendre en compte en utilisant ces moyens.

Idioma Francés

GUINÉE : Accès des enfants à la justice

Louise — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:18:03 +0000

English

Le projet « Accès des enfants à la justice » de CRIN vise à établir le statut de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant (CDE) dans les législations nationales, le statut des enfants impliqués dans des procédures judiciaires, les moyens juridiques qui permettent de contester des violations des droits de l'enfant et les considérations pratiques à prendre en compte en utilisant ces moyens.

Idioma Francés