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Children in conflict with the law
‘Children in conflict with the law’ is defined as anyone under 18 who comes into contact with the justice system as a result of being suspected or accused of committing an offence. In some cases, children who engage in criminal behaviour have been used or coerced by adults. Most children in conflict with the law have committed petty crimes, some of which are not considered criminal when committed by adults. Children are arrested and detained by police and sent to institutions, including prisons, under systems of justice which in many cases are set up for adults. Save the Children advocates for child-friendly juvenile justice measures that place children’s best interests at their core.
Very often when a child comes into conflict with the law it represents a fundamental failure to fulfil that child’s rights to adequate care and protection at an earlier point in their lives. Large numbers of children in conflict with the law are socio-economic victims, denied their rights to education, health, shelter, care and protection. Many of them have had little or no access to education. Many are working children and some have left their homes and taken to the streets to escape from violence and abuse at the hands of their families. Once having entered the justice system children are often held in detention for long periods awaiting trial.This makes them vulnerable to further violence and abuse.
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Comparative study of the legal provisions of the six countries in the Mekong sub-region with respect to trafficking in women and children
This report has been undertaken as part of the International Save the Children Alliance, Southeast, East Asia and Pacific Region Regional Advocacy Plan and presents the findings of a comparative study of the relevant legal provisions of the six countries
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Country report of South Africa on the situation of children in residential care
Country report of South Africa on the situation of children in residential care in anticipation of the Second International Conference on Children and Residential Care: New Strategies for a New Millennium, to be held in Stockholm 12 – 15 May 2003. South A
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Country report of India on the situation of children in residential care
Country report of India on the situation of children in residential care in anticipation of the Second International Conference on Children and Residential Care: New Strategies for a New Millennium, to be held in Stockholm 12 – 15 May 2003. India is a cou
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NGO's Complementary Report on the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
This report, submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in 1996, is complementary to the report prepared by the Ethiopian government. It is written in conformity with Article 45 (a) of the Convention, and it follows the general guidelines se
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Sri Lanka Report for The Committee on the Rights of the Child 1995- OMCT/SOS- TORTURE
This Alternative Report is submitted by the Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture and refers to the government report, which states (in paragraph 155) that the laws relating to children in conflict with the law are «in keeping» with the articles of the
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Relativo a la aplicación de la Convención sobre los derechos del niño por el Estado de Colombia
Report presented to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child by Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture, which concerns human rights violations against children, adolescents and a large portion of Colombia's population, despite the significant institut
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Remarques de l'OMCT/SOS-Torture concernant l'application de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant par l'Indonesie
The report "Remarques de l'OMCT/SOS-Torture concernant l'application de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant par l'Indonesie" was presented by the Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in 1994. On
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Supplementary Report to the Initial Report of the State Party of Sri Lanka on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Supplementary Report to the Initial Report of the State Party of Sri Lanka on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, submitted by the NGO Forum on the Rights of the Child. The report evaluates the policy impacts and gaps in the G