Author: Bencomo, Clarissa
Title: The Last Holdouts: Ending the Juvenile Death Penalty in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Yemen
Summary: This reports documents how flawed laws and policies, weak juvenile justice systems, and low levels of birth registration in these five states are an obstacle to universal implementation of the absolute prohibition on the juvenile death penalty. The report calls on all states to prohibit the death penalty for all persons under 18 at the time of the crime.
Details: New York: Human Rights Watch, 2008. 20p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2008
Country: International
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Shelf Number: 117399
Keywords:
Capital Punishment (Middle East)Children's Rights (Middle East)Death Penalty (Juveniles)Juvenile Justice (Middle East) |
