Child friendly justice

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.

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X v. Spain

jthomas — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:02:47 +0000

Case concerning sexual abuses of a father on her daughter and the evaluation of evidences by the domestic courts in Spain.

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Emelysifa Jessop v. New Zealand

jthomas — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:07:54 +0000

Case concerning the conviction of a pregnant 15 years old girl and the legality of the procedure at the police station.

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ITALY: Abolishing youth courts would be 'a step in the wrong direction'

Victor — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:05:11 +0000

Italy is considering abolishing its system of youth courts, but tens of thousands of people have urged them to reconsider. Learn more and sign their petition here.

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CRAE v. Secretary of State for Justice (and others)

basma — Wed, 31 May 2017 14:18:16 +0000

Case concerning the obligation of the State to inform children about potential claims they may have had for unlawful restraint in juvenile detention centres in the United Kingdom.

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DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY: New resources and statistics

Victor — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:31:39 +0000

New resources on children deprived of their liberty, including a compilation of statistics on children detained in the criminal justice system across almost 180 countries.

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Juvenile justice: CRIN's submission to the OHCHR on discrimination in the justice system

lratledge — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:44:48 +0000

CRIN's submission for the OHCHR report on non-discrimination and the administration of justice.

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UNITED STATES: Decriminalising children exploited for prostitution is not 'legalisation'

Victor — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:12:48 +0000

The internet has been ablaze over the last few weeks after incendiary comments from California lawmaker Travis Allen about his state 'legalising child prostitution'. Here are a few reasons why he is so wrong.

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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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Decision of the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 1 of 1 February 2011

basma — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:05:26 +0000

Case concerning the review of Russian procedures and practices in criminal cases involving juvenile offenders.

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R.B. (a juvenile) v. Attorney General

basma — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 17:14:25 +0000

Case concerning the detention without bail of a juvenile offender.

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Case No. ԵԱՆԴ/0094/01/13

basma — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:42:08 +0000

Case concerning the legality of an extension in prison sentence for a juvenile.

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J.E. F.M. v. Lynch

basma — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:27:52 +0000

Case concerning an appeal against the complex process through which immigrant children must go in order to raise and appeal right-to-counsel claims in immigration/removal proceedings.

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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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CHILE: Child deaths in State care were significantly underestimated

Victor — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 16:56:19 +0000

Hundreds of children and adults under the care or supervision of the National Service of Minors (SENAME) in Chile have died in the last 11 years, with previous figures giving a far lower estimate than the true number of deaths.

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