Briefing
The minimum age of criminal responsibility set by different countries ranges hugely from as low as six up to 18 years of age. The median age is 12. However, in nearly all countries, children above the age of criminal responsibility can be arrested, detained and imprisoned. This means that children are drawn at an early age into criminal justice systems […]
Languages: English, Russian
Submission
Joint submission with the Friends World Committee for Consultation.
Languages: English
Public Statement
This statement to the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting on 5 October 2012 calls in particular for: Belarus and the United States to take immediate steps to end the use of the death penalty; the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan to abolish the death penalty in law for all crimes; and the Republic […]
Languages: English
Multimedia
The three-minute animation provides a basic overview of the application of the death penalty in the Middle East and North African region. This 2012 animation “The Final Request” was produced under the EU funded project ‘Progressive Abolition of the Death Penalty and Alternatives that Respect International Human Rights Standards’. The contents of this documentary are […]
Languages: Arabic, English
Report
This international conference on Violence against Children in Juvenile Justice Systems was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan jointly with UNICEF, with support from the European Union, the Department of International Development and the British Embassy in Bishkek. Participants from approximately 14 countries attended, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Georgia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, and […]
Languages: English
Public Statement
The statement calls on states that retain the death penalty to ensure that it is not imposed on those who were under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged offence, or on those who have mental or intellectual disabilities. It also calls on states which retain the death penalty to: ratify relevant […]
Languages: English
Submission
The statement stresses that a combination of preventive work by National Preventive Mechanisms (looking at more general risk factors) and reactive monitoring by civil society (taking up and reporting on individual cases of ill-treatment) is both necessary and ideal for increasing the effectiveness of monitoring and bringing an end to the practice of torture and […]
Languages: English
Briefing
Children whose parents are in conflict with the law are an invisible and often highly vulnerable group. By issuing this briefing, Penal Reform International (PRI) hopes to draw attention to the challenges they face and to encourage more effective implementation of their rights. It first considers the international and regional standards in place to protect […]
Languages: English, Russian
Briefing
This briefing examines the key components of an effective and independent monitoring mechanism for children and explores how they can ensure that their recommendations ultimately lead to improvement in the treatment of children in conflict with the law.
Languages: English, Russian
Briefing
The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child is the only regional treaty on the rights of the child in existence and it is the most important instrument for children’s rights within the African Union (AU) human rights system. It is based upon four key principles: the best interests of the child; […]
Languages: English