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[juvenile-justice] Sharp rise in public executions as Iran executes first juvenile offenders in 2011

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:11:58 +0000

Amnesty International Press release27 April 2011 Amnesty International has condemned a sharp rise in the rate of executions in public in Iran – which have included the first executions of juvenile offenders in the world this

[juvenile-justice] Turkey: 'Too many children are detained', says Hammarberg

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:54:14 +0000

Strasbourg, 07.07.2010 – “There is a need of radical reform of the juvenile justice system in Turkey”, said Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, publishing today two letters sent to the Turkish

[juvenile-justice] Nepal: Release of all child soldiers by Maoists

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:36:09 +0000

8 February 2010 – The final batch of the nearly 3,000 child soldiers who served in the Maoist army during Nepal's decade-long civil war have been discharged and re-entered civilian life today, in a move hailed by United Nations officials as a

[juvenile-justice] USA: 1 in 10 children in juvenile facilities report sexual abuse by staff

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:18:26 +0000

Human Rights Watch Press releaseJanuary 7, 2010(New York) - New government data suggesting high levels of sexual abuse of confined youth in the United States should galvanize the Department of Justice to swiftly issue national

[juvenile-justice] Nepal: First group of minors discharged from Maoist army

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:36:07 +0000

SINDHULI, NEPAL, 7 January 2010 - A group of young Nepali men and women will leave their military lives behind and return to civilian life after a discharge ceremony in the main Maoist army cantonment in Sindhuli in the central region of the country

[juvenile-justice] New publication: European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:50:27 +0000

European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures (2009)This book deals with the rules that are in force in Europe for juvenile offenders. The aim of the rules is to uphold the rights and safety of

[juvenile-justice] UN expert on extrajudicial killings condemns execution of juvenile offender in Iran

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:29:07 +0000

GENEVA (13 October 2009) -- The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, arbitrary or summary executions, Mr. Philip Alston, today denounced the hanging of Behnoud Shojaie, a young man sentenced to death for killing another boy in a street fight in

[juvenile-justice] States commit to greater efforts to release and reintegrate child soldiers

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:20:48 +0000

NEW YORK, 29 September 2009 – A number of United Nations Member States added their names to the ‘Paris Commitments’ to protect children from recruitment and use by armed forces or armed groups today, at a Ministerial level meeting at

[juvenile-justice] Young people dying from preventable, treatable causes

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:47:18 +0000

10 September 2009 – The leading causes of death of young people, including road accidents, suicide and reproductive complications, are preventable and treatable, according to a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO). The first study of

[juvenile-justice] OSCE supports economic empowerment of Ukrainian orphans

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:43:16 +0000

IVANO FRANKIVSK, Ukraine, 2 September 2009 - A series of training sessions to help social and employment service providers support orphaned young adults entering the job market, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU), started in

[juvenile-justice] Turkmenistan: Travel ban on students studying abroad

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:47:28 +0000

Human Rights Watch Press releaseAugust 31, 2009(New York) - Turkmen authorities should immediately revoke a new travel ban imposed on students bound for foreign private universities, Human Rights Watch said today. Turkmenistan should

[juvenile-justice] UN envoy calls for release of all juvenile detainees from Guant�namo Bay

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:13:11 +0000

26 August 2009 – The United Nations advocate for children and armed conflict has welcomed the release of Mohammed Jawad, one of the youngest detainees in Guantánamo Bay, and called for all juvenile detainees at the detention camp to be

[juvenile-justice] Teenage asylum seekers need better treatment in Central Europe

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:15:30 +0000

VIENNA, Austria, June 4 (UNHCR) – As more and more teenagers seek refugee status on their own in Central Europe, they are finding that asylum systems which cope well with adults do not always adequately meet their needs. That's one

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[juvenile-justice] South Africa: Child Justice Bill signed into law

Tue, 19 May 2009 12:27:01 +0000

Pretoria, 18 May 2009 - UNICEF today welcomed the signing into law of the Child Justice Bill by the President of the Republic for South Africa, hailing it as a major step in strengthening the administration of justice for South Africa’s

[juvenile-justice] Saudi Arabia: Two juvenile offenders executed by Saudi authorities

Tue, 12 May 2009 12:31:06 +0000

Amnesty International Press release11 May 2009Two men who were juveniles at the time of their alleged crimes were beheaded by Saudi Arabian authorities yesterday (Sunday), Amnesty International revealed today. The death sentences

[juvenile-justice] USA: New figures show more youth sentenced to die in prison

Fri, 08 May 2009 12:26:31 +0000

Human Rights Watch Press releaseMay 7, 2009(Washington, DC) - The US Congress should pass a proposed law to end the sentencing of youth offenders to life in prison without the possibility of parole, Human Rights Watch said today in a

[juvenile-justice] Iran: Two juvenile offenders to be executed on Wednesday

Wed, 06 May 2009 12:34:15 +0000

Amnesty International Press release5 May 2009The Iranian authorities must halt the execution of two juvenile offenders due to be executed on Wednesday, five days after the execution of Delara Darabi who had been convicted of a crime

[juvenile-justice] Juvenile offender faces imminent execution in Iran

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:41:42 +0000

Amnesty International Press release 17 April 2009Delara Darabi, an Iranian woman convicted of murdering a relative when she was 17, is reported to be facing execution in the next few days. Her lawyer, Abdolsamad

[juvenile-justice] Imprisonment of juveniles only as a last resort

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:22:59 +0000

[02/02/09] There is a disturbing trend in Europe today to lock up more children at an earlier age. The age of criminal responsibility is already very low in some countries, such as the United Kingdom. Suggestions to lower the age limit to 12 years old

[juvenile-justice] Iran hangs seventh juvenile offender this year

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:20:03 +0000

(New York, November 4, 2008) – Iran hanged a juvenile offender on October 30, 2008, the seventh this year, only two days after Iranian authorities "categorically denied" that it still executes juveniles, the International Campaign for

[juvenile-justice] UN urged to end executions of juvenile offenders

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:31 +0000

Groups from 82 Countries Seek Urgent Reforms (New York, October 14, 2008) – As UN member states begin three days of debate on the rights of the child, more than 300 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from 82

[juvenile-justice] Five countries responsible for all executions of juvenile offenders since 2005

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:50:37 +0000

Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Yemen Executed 32 for Crimes Committed as Children (New York, September 10, 2008) – Ending executions for crimes committed by children in just five countries would result in

[juvenile-justice] UN urges Iran not to impose death penalty on juveniles

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:35:48 +0000

2 September 2008 – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has urged Iran not to impose the death penalty on juvenile offenders, following reports that two minors were recently put to death, in violation of the

[juvenile-justice] Iran: Executions of juvenile offenders rising

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:02:50 +0000

Iran Executes Sixth Juvenile Offender This Year, 26th Since 2005 (New York, August 27, 2008) – Calling Iran's execution on August 26, 2008 of juvenile offender Behnam Zare abhorrent, Human Rights Watch urged the Iranian

[juvenile-justice] Iran: Spare four youths from execution and enforce international prohibition on death penalty for juvenile offenders, urges Human Rights Watch

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:50:14 +0000

(Geneva, July 8, 2008) – Today 24 international and regional human rights organizations called on Iranian authorities to spare four youths facing execution and to stop imposing the death penalty for crimes committed by juvenile offenders –

[juvenile-justice] Justice for children in detention in Afghanistan

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:03:27 +0000

KABUL, 24 June 2008 – A new study on the situation of children in conflict with law by the Afghan Independent Human Right Commission (AIHRC) in collaboration with UNICEF will be released tomorrow, 25 June in Kabul. The study urges

[juvenile-justice] Arbour concerned about impending execution of four juvenile offenders in Iran

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:42:01 +0000

UNITED NATIONS Press release10 June 2008 GENEVA-- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour expressed her concern on Tuesday over reports that four juvenile offenders in the Islamic Republic of Iran are at imminent

[juvenile-justice] USA: California may end 'life without parole' for youth

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:59:03 +0000

Committee Approves Bill to Reform Sentencing of Young Offenders (Sacramento, April 8, 2008) – The California Senate's Public Safety Committee has taken a historic step toward ending the practice of sentencing youth to

[juvenile-justice] Brazil: FEBEM convictions should trigger wide reform

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:42:34 +0000

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE AI Index: AMR 19/033/2006 5 October 2006 Amnesty International today said the convictions against 14 FEBEM (Fundação Estadual do Bem-Estar do Menor) employees and ex-employees for

[juvenile-justice] USA: Girls abused in New York's juvenile prisons

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:17:22 +0000

Violent Restraints, Sexual Abuse Must Stop (New York, September 25, 2006) -- Girls in New York’s juvenile prisons are being abused and neglected by state authorities, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union charged in

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