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A JJB is mandated to carry out a preliminary assessment to ascertain whether a juvenile is to be tried as an adult after an application is made in this regard. | Latest News India

The cancellation of the bail of the 17-year-old boy involved in the car crash in Pune, which killed two people, turned the spotlight on trying juveniles as adults | Latest News India

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday delivered a lecture on juvenile justice at a symposium organized by the Supreme Court of Nepal in association with UNICEF and highlighted that children are often driven to delinquent behaviour due to economic disparity, domestic violence, poverty.

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday (May 4) delivered a lecture on juvenile justice at a symposium organized by the Supreme Court of Nepal in association with UNICEF. In his lecture,...

Kathmandu: Chief Justice of India, Dr DY Chandrachud, is visiting Nepal from 3-5 May 2024, at the invitation of Chief Justice of Nepal, Mr. Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha. During his visit, CJI delivered the keynote address at the National Symposium on Juvenile Justice on 4 May 2024. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday (May…

A newly published report covers the results of our recent fact-finding mission in Turkey, focusing on the treatment of lawyers who have been arrested or detained.

A new report reviews the testimonies of released Bahraini activists who continue to face a myriad of violations for their freedom of expression.

The 76-page report, “‘They Don’t Treat Us like Human Beings’: Abuse of Imprisoned Women in Japan,” documents the abusive conditions in many women’s prisons in Japan. Government policies towards women in prison violate international human rights conventions and contravene international standards such as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules of the Treatment of Prisoners, known as the Mandela Rules. Prison authorities use restraints on imprisoned pregnant women, arbitrarily employ ...

Many women imprisoned in Japan suffer serious human rights abuse and mistreatment. The Japanese government should urgently adopt reforms to improve prison conditions, decriminalize simple possession and use of drugs, and provide alternatives to imprisonment.

This week, a delegation of 27 bar associations, human rights organisations and legal groups representing eight countries gathered in Turkey for a fact-finding mission on the Turkish government’s treatment of criminal law and human rights lawyers.*