‘Serious Human Rights Concerns’: UN Condemns Turkiye’s Tougher Sentencing for Children
The UN said the changes could send children to closed juvenile institutions and allow harsher sentences for 15- to 18-year-olds.
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UN rights chief criticizes Türkiye juvenile justice reforms over potential life sentences for children
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday criticized recently adopted changes to Türkiye’s juvenile justice system that could allow children to receive life sentences, urging authorities to ensure that the treatment of child offenders remains consistent with international human rights law. The UN rights chief stressed that even children accused or convicted of serious crimes must be treated in accordance with their age and en…
The new Turkish legislation provides for an increase in prison sentences for minors, and minors between the ages of 12 and 15 may be sentenced to between 10 and 18 years' imprisonment.
UN rights chief condemns Turkey’s tougher sentences for children - Turkish Minute
The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday condemned amendments passed by Turkey’s parliament that increase prison terms for children and require them to begin their sentences in closed juvenile facilities. The amendments to the Child Protection Law replace the practice of placing children directly in education-based rehabilitation institutions. Transfers from closed facilities will instead depend on an assessment, according to the UN Hum…
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Türkiye’s changes to child detention ‘raise serious human rights concerns’
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday condemned an amendment adopted by Türkiye’s parliament that would allow judges to give life sentences to child offenders convicted of serious crimes.
The UN today denounced the recent legislative amendments adopted by the Turkish parliament which could lead to the sentencing of minors to long prison terms.
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