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Other Regional Standards
Child-specific:
Africa:
African Commission on Human and People's Rights
- Resolution on "the Situation of Women and Children in Africa" (2004) (EN, FR)
Americas:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
- Case Walter Bulacio vs Argentina about violence against children in detention (2003) (ES)
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- Case Michael Domingues vs United States, which recognises the abolishment of the death penalty for juveniles as jus cogens. (2002) (EN, ES)
- Case Minors in detention vs Honduras, which abolishes the authorization for judges to send minors in detention in adult prisons (1999) (EN, ES)
Europe:
European Parliament
- Resolution of 21 June 2007 on "Juvenile delinquency, the role of women, the family and society " (2007/2011(INI)) (EN, FR, ES)
European Economic and Social Committee
- Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on “The prevention of juvenile delinquency. Ways of dealing with juvenile delinquency and the role of the juvenile justice system in the European Union” (2006/C 110/13) (EN, FR)
Council of Europe (CoE)
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)11 of the Commitete of Ministers to member states on "the European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures" (5 November 2008) (EN, FR), Commentary (EN, FR)
- Resolution 1530 (2007) of the Parliamentary Assembly on “Child victims: stamping out all forms of violence, exploitation and abuse” (FR)
- Recommendation Rec(2005)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on "the Rights of children living in residential institutions" (16 March 2005) (EN, FR)
- Recommendation Rec(2003)20 of the Committee of Ministers to member states concerning "New ways of dealing with juvenile delinquency and the role of juvenile justice" (24 September 2003) (EN, FR)
- Recommendation N° R (88) 6 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on "Social reactions to juvenile delinquency among young people from migrant families" (18 April 1988) (EN, FR)
- Recommendation N° R (87) 20 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on "Social reactions to juvenile delinquency" (17 September 1987) (EN, FR)
- Case Muskhadzhiyeva and others vs Belgium, about detention of Chechen children unlawful and conditions of detention unacceptable (19 January 2010) (EN, FR)
Non child-specific:
Africa:
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- "Principles and Guidelines on the Rights to a Fair Trial and Legal Assistance in Africa" have a section on children and the right to a fair trial, in accordance with the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (EN, FR)
- "Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action on Accelerating Prisons and Penal Reforms in Africa" (2003) (EN, FR)
- Resolution on "Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Africa" (2002) mentions children at section C.5 and the separation of juveniles in detention at section C36 (EN, FR)
- Resolution on the "Establishment of an Effective African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights" (2005) (EN, FR)
- Resolution on the "Right to Fair Trial and Legal Aid in Africa" (1996) (EN, FR)
Europe:
Council of Europe (CoE):
- Recommendation N° R (89) 12 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on "Education in Prison" (13 October 1989) (EN, FR)
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