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March 13, 2017 Report

Iraq: Hundreds Detained in Degrading Conditions

Over 1,200 ISIS Suspects in Filthy Overcrowded Jails

A hole in the ceiling of the second prison house, from a projectile that hit the building while the area was still under ISIS-control. Staff said the prison, holding 270 detainees, was structurally unsound and could collapse at any point.
March 10, 2017 Dispatches

Don’t Try New York Children as Adults

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February 10, 2017 Dispatches

Despite Minor Reforms, the Iranian Penal Code is Still Failing Children

Child Offenders Still Being Sentenced to Death

Shadows of an Iranian policeman and a noose are seen on the ground before an execution in Tehran, Iran.
November 22, 2016 Dispatches

Bid to Jail Kids in the Philippines

New Bill Could See Children as Young As 9 Imprisoned

A child peers from inside a makeshift house with tin walls in Tacloban, Philippines, January 15, 2015.
August 18, 2016 News Release

US: California Bill to Protect Youth Miranda Rights

A still from a police interrogation video shows a 13-year-old boy being handcuffed. The pressure of the interrogation caused him to confess to a murder he did not commit.
August 9, 2016 Dispatches

Saving Iran’s Children From Death Row

Scores of Youths Likely Face Execution in Iran

Shadows of an Iranian policeman and a noose are seen on the ground before an execution in Pakdasht, south of Tehran, March 2005.
July 26, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Torture of Australia’s Children

Abuse of Detained Teenagers Caught on Camera by ABC’s Four Corners Program

A still from the Australian Broadcasting Company’s program Four Corners, showing 17-year-old Dylan Voller strapped into a mechanical restraint chair in March 2015, Northern Territory, Australia.
April 17, 2016 News Release

Saudi Arabia: 3 Alleged Child Offenders Await Execution

Torture Allegations Ignored in Unfair Trials

April 6, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Three Countries Cause World Death Penalty Rates to Soar

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March 2, 2016 Letter

Submission on Pakistan to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Submission to the plenary session on Pakistan

January 27, 2016 News Release

California: Ballot Measure Would Reform Juvenile Justice

Let Judges, Not Prosecutors, Decide on Trying Youth as Adults

California State Prison, Centinela in Imperial County, California.
January 27, 2016 Commentary

Children Behind Bars

The door of a cell at Lusaka Central Prison. Children are routinely incarcerated in Zambia for minor offenses and frequently held together with adults, putting them at increased risk of sexual violence and other abuses. © 2010 João Silva
January 26, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: US: Restricting Solitary Confinement

January 8, 2016 Commentary

Children Behind Bars

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October 5, 2015 News Release

California: New Hope for Young Offenders

Parole Eased for 18 to 23-Year-Olds Convicted of Serious Crimes

California State Prison, Centinela in Imperial County, California.

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