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Human Rights body calls out Australia for 10-year-olds in jail
Human Rights Watch has criticised Australia for its laws allowing children as young as 10 to be held criminally liable.
Nebraska Examiner3d
Lawmaker John Cavanaugh offers ‘carrot and stick’ plan for Nebraska’s youngest criminal offenders
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 ...
Nebraska kids could be detained for serious crimes younger, at age 11, charged as adults at 12
The age at which a Nebraska child could be detained for an alleged crime would be lowered, from 13 to 11, under a new bill ...
Violations of children's rights a 'blot on Australia's reputation'
International advocacy group Human Rights Watch says treatment of children in the criminal justice system went from bad to ...
Annual human rights report criticises Australia on several fronts
Human Rights Watch has released its annual review of human rights practices around the world... and the organisation's report ...
The RiotACT5d
13-year-old's prosecution to continue, despite upcoming increase to age of criminal responsibility
A 13-year-old girl accused of committing an assault just a few months before laws were passed to eventually increase ...