Juvenile Justice

State Distribution of Youth Offenders Serving Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:23:05 -0700

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State Law

Jurisdiction

An Unfair Prison Litigation System

David Fathi, director of the US Program — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:28:31 -0700

In 2004, a teenage girl incarcerated at the Illinois Youth Center in Warrenville was sexually abused by a male employee at the facility. The abuse consisted of repeated acts of oral sex and sexual intercourse. There was no doubt that the abuse occurred, and the employee ultimately pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal sexual assault.

Prison's Littlest Victims

David C. Fathi — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:05:08 -0700

The US criminal justice system may be on the verge of its biggest overhaul in decades.

Papua New Guinea: Don’t Regress on Death Penalty

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:33:57 -0700

(New York) - The Papua New Guinea government should abolish the death penalty instead of putting it back into effect, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said in a joint letter to Dr. Allan Marat, justice minister and attorney general.

Letter to Papua New Guinea Minister of Justice

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:11:05 -0700

Hon. Dr. Allan Marat

Minister of Justice

Department of Justice

Government of Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby

Dear Minister Marat:

Jails must take measures to stop prisoner sex abuse

Jamie Fellner, senior counsel for the US program — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:39:17 -0700

"I'm afraid to go to sleep, to shower or just about anything else. I am afraid that when I am doing these things, I might die at any time. Please, sir, help me."

For years, we have been shocked by stories of the abuse - much of it sexual - of security detainees in U.S. custody in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.

US: Prevent Prison Rape

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:51:59 -0700

(New York) - The new report and standards on prison rape - released today by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission - challenge prison officials to end this devastating and all too prevalent human rights violation, Human Rights Watch said.

No Equal Justice

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:30:00 -0700

This 46-page report addresses a law passed by Congress in 1996 that singles out lawsuits brought by prisoners for a host of burdens and restrictions that apply to no one else.

US: Congress Should Fix Law on Prisoner Lawsuits

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:45:00 -0700

(Washington, DC) - The US Congress should amend a 13-year-old federal law that denies prisoners equal access to justice, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

UN: Saudi Arabia Pledges End of Men’s Control Over Women

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:29:42 -0700

(Geneva) - Saudi Arabia made important commitments on women's rights, on ending the juvenile death penalty and on other human rights issues during its review by the UN Human Rights Council on June 10, 2009 and should now work to carry out these reforms rapidly, Human Rights Watch said today.