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Adults Before Their Time
Children in Saudi Arabia's Criminal Justice System
I.
Summary
Abuses
of Children in Conflict with the Law..
Criminalizing
Foreign Children in Need of Protection
II.
Key Recommendations
Children
in Detention
Children
and the Criminal Law..
III.
Methods
International
Standards
Terminology
IV.
Background on the Criminal Justice System..
Overly-Broad
Judicial Discretion
Arbitrary procedures for determining age of
majority in criminal cases
Weak
Protections against Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
The
Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice
Minimum
Age of Criminal Responsibility
Pervasive
Discrimination against Women and Girls
Detention
Centers for Children
V.
The Juvenile Death Penalty
The
Death Penalty in Saudi Arabian Law..
Cases
of Juvenile Offenders Sentenced to Death
VI.
Children in Ministry of Social Affairs Detention Centers
Detention
during Investigation, Pending Trial, and for Minor Offenses
Detention
for "seclusion" or "mingling"
Indefinite
detention for "guidance"
Delays
in Release due to Guardians' Refusal to Receive Detainees
Other
Obstacles to Challenging Deprivation of Liberty
Mixing
Children of Different Ages and Conviction Statuses
VII.
Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Use
of Corporal Punishment and Solitary Confinement as Punishment
Denial
of Family Visits as Punishment
Isolation
for Reasons Other Than Punishment
"Therapeutic"
isolation that is not a medical necessity
Isolation
during investigation
VIII.
Denial of Legal and Other Appropriate Assistance
Interrogations
and Trial in Ministry of Social Affairs Facilities
Interrogations
outside of Ministry of Social Affairs Facilities
IX.
Conditions for Foreign Children in Need of Protection
The Role of Ministry of Social Affairs Offices
for Combating Begging
Inadequate Procedures for Determining
Children's Best Interests during Deportation Proceedings
Return
to Real Risk of Irreparable Harm..
Detention
in Adult Deportation Facilities
X.
Recommendations
To
the Government of Saudi Arabia
To
the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Acknowledgments
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