A renewed push to end automatically charging minors as adults for certain crimes in Maryland has reinvigorated a longstanding ...

Human Rights Watch has criticised Australia for its laws allowing children as young as 10 to be held criminally liable.

LINCOLN — A Nebraska lawmaker Friday said he has a “compromise” of sorts for those wanting adult consequences for younger kids involved in serious crimes and those who favor a more rehabilitative ...

International advocacy group Human Rights Watch says treatment of children in the criminal justice system went from bad to ...

Human Rights Watch has released its annual review of human rights practices around the world... and the organisation's report ...

A 13-year-old girl accused of committing an assault just a few months before laws were passed to eventually increase ...

MADURAI: Observing that a doctor does not bear the responsibility of verifying the victim’s age or ascertaining whether any ...

A proposed bill to extend the time limit for prosecuting sexual offences committed against girls under the age of 13 has passed its first ...

The house of representatives is considering extending the time limit for the prosecution of sexual offences against girls ...

In our justice system, a 10-year-old child is considered as indistinguishable from an adult when being charged and tried for ...