Harmful traditional practices

Best interests and the prohibition of violence: FGM and non-refoulement before the CRC

Victor — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:09:47 +0000

The Committee on the Rights of the Child published its first views under the third Optional Protocol to the CRC this year. Learn more about the decision and its importance.

Langue Anglais

IAM (on behalf of KYM) v. Denmark

lratledge — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 16:29:22 +0000

Case concerning the deportation of a child to a country where she would be at risk of female genital mutilation.

Langue Anglais

Ms. Diene KABA v. Canada

jthomas — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:26:26 +0000

Case concerning the considerations of the risks of excision for a Guinean girl, in the decision of her deportation from Canada.

Langue Anglais

РОССИЯ: Детский омбудсмен призвала наказать виновных в смерти мальчика от обрезания

CRIN — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Дополнительных законодательных инициатив применительно к процедуре обрезания детей на дому не требуется, поскольку предусмотрена уголовная ответственность при причинении вреда ребенку, и эту ответственность родители погибшего в Красноярске мальчика должны понести вне зависимости от религиозных причин, заявила РИА Новости уполномоченный по правам ребенка Анна Кузнецова.

Langue Russe

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.

Langue Anglais

INDIA: Inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:30:14 +0000

Since the enactment of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2013 in Jammu and Kashmir, life imprisonment has been abolished as a sentence for children in Jammu and Kashmir, but life imprisonment was reintroduced in the rest of India in December 2015. Corporal punishment may be lawful across India under traditional justice mechanisms, including Pipon.

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

Langue Anglais

GAMBIE : Le parlement criminalise l‘excision

Louise — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:53:01 +0000

L’Assemblée nationale de Gambie a approuvé un projet de loi criminalisant les mutilations génitales féminines (MGF) ou excision.

Langue Français

SWAZILAND: Inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 09:20:13 +0000

When the Children's Protection and Welfare Act came into force
in July 2013, it implemented wide reaching reforms of the juvenile justice system, abolishing corporal punishment as a sentence for children and reinforcing the prohibition on the death penalty for offences committed while under the age of 18. However, detention during His Majesty’s pleasure appears to remain a lawful sentence for child offenders.

Langue Anglais

IRAN: Inhuman sentencing of children

lratledge — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 09:30:58 +0000

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.

Langue Anglais

SAUDI ARABIA: Inhuman Sentencing of Children

lratledge — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 07:13:19 +0000

In Saudi Arabia, people may be lawfully sentenced to corporal punishment, life imprisonment and the death penalty for offences committed while under the age of 18.

This report was initially prepared for CRIN in 2010, but was updated in October 2015.

Download the full report.

Langue Anglais

PAKISTAN: Inhuman Sentencing of Children

lratledge — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 06:30:38 +0000

People may be lawfully sentenced to corporal punishment, life imprisonment and the death penalty for offences committed while under the age of 18. Law reform has gone some way to eliminating corporal punishment, but since Pakistan lifted its unofficial moratorium in relation to terrorism cases in December 2014 and all capital cases in March 2015, it has returned to carrying out the death penalty for child offenders.

This report was initially prepared for CRIN in September 2010, but was updated in March 2017.

Langue Anglais

AFGHANISTAN: President vows to stop 'inhuman' child sex abuse

Victor — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:23:41 +0000

The Afghan government says it has "undertaken serious measures" to prevent "abominable" child sexual abuse following a report alleging the practice was rife among the country's armed forces and militias.

Langue Anglais

UN: Children's rights and the Human Rights Committee

ssaliba — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:42:20 +0000

While civil and political rights are recognised specifically for children in the CRC, the review by the Human Rights Committee (the Committee) of State obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) provides a strong platform to further elaborate children’s civil and political rights.

Langue Anglais

SENEGAL: First steps taken to eradicate forced child begging in Quranic schools

Victor — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:56:36 +0000

A committee of African human rights experts agreed that Senegal must work to stop children in Quranic schools being forced to beg for food and money after two postgraduate students compiled a complaint on behalf of the exploited children.

Langue Anglais

ASIA-PACIFIC: Cost of child maltreatment tops $200 billion annually, reports UNICEF

Victor — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 10:52:29 +0000

Statistics show that failure to prevent violence against children is resulting in serious economic costs to countries, UNICEF warned at the launch of its ‘End Violence against Children’ campaign in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Langue Anglais