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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The following shall have competence in cases of crimes involving international traffic in minors:
a) the State Party where the wrongful conduct occurred;
b) the State Party that is the habitual residence of the minor;
c) the State Party in which the alleged offender is located if said offender has not been extradited.
d) the State Party in which the minor who is a victim of said traffic is located.
For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, the State Party that first conducted formal proceedings concerning the wrongful act shall have preference. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The judicial or administrative authorities of the State Party of the minor's habitual residence, or those of the State Party where the minor is or is assumed to be retained, shall be competent to hear the request for the minor's location and return, at the option of the complainants.
When in the complainants' view there are urgent reasons, the request may be submitted to the judicial or administrative authorities of the State Party where the wrongful act occurred. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Having confirmed that a victim of traffic in minors is present within their jurisdiction, the competent authorities of a State Party shall take such immediate measures as may be necessary for the minor's protection, including those of a preventive nature to ensure that the minor is not improperly removed to another State.
The Central Authorities shall inform the competent authorities of the State of the minor's previous habitual residence of all such measures. The intervening authorities shall take such steps as may be necessary to keep the persons or authorities seeking the minor's location and return duly informed of the measures adopted. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The original instrument of this Convention, the English, French, Portuguese and Spanish texts of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, which shall forward an authenticated copy of its text to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of its Charter. The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States shall notify the Member States of the Organization and the States that have acceded to the Convention of the signatures, deposits of instruments of ratification, accession and denunciation, as well as of reservations, if any, and of their withdrawal.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, do hereby sign the present Convention.
DONE AT MEXICO, D.F., MEXICO, this eighteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Each State Party may, at the time of signature, ratification or accession to the present Convention or at any time thereafter, declare that it will not entertain in any civil suit a challenge to the existence of the facts of the crime or the guilt of the person convicted when a conviction has been handed down for this crime in another State Party. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, para. 2b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | (b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 1966 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The actions taken in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the competent authorities of the State Party where the minor is located from ordering, at any time, said minor's immediate return to the State of his or her habitual residence, bearing in mind the best interests of the minor. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | A request for locating and returning a minor may be lodged without prejudice to the annulment and revocation actions provided for in Articles 18 and 19. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
Prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system 2004, para. 26c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Formulates the following recommendations addressed to States parties:] [Bearing in mind statistics which show that persons held awaiting trial include an excessively high number of non nationals and persons belonging to the groups referred to in the last paragraph of the preamble, States parties should ensure:] That the guarantees often required of accused persons as a condition of their remaining at liberty pending trial (fixed address, declared employment, stable family ties) are weighed in the light of the insecure situation which may result from their membership of such groups, particularly in the case of women and minors; | Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | General Comment / Recommendation |
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| 2004 | ||
Pathways to, conditions and consequences of incarceration for women 2013, para. 83 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | These rules supplement the standards of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (the Tokyo Rules), which afford protection to all prisoners and offenders, respectively. Other applicable international standards include the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment; the Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners; the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty; the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice; and the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials. Although these rules are non binding instruments, they constitute authoritative guides to the content of binding treaty standards and customary international law. | Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences | Special Procedures' report |
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| 2013 | ||
Prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system 2004, para. 25 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Formulates the following recommendations addressed to States parties:] Lastly, as regards the questioning or arrest of persons belonging to the groups referred to in the last paragraph of the preamble, States parties should bear in mind the special precautions to be taken when dealing with women or minors, because of their particular vulnerability. | Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | General Comment / Recommendation |
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| 2004 | ||
Solitary confinement 2011, para. 81 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Considering the severe mental pain or suffering solitary confinement may cause when used as a punishment, during pretrial detention, indefinitely or for a prolonged period, for juveniles or persons with mental disabilities, it can amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The Special Rapporteur is of the view that where the physical conditions and the prison regime of solitary confinement fail to respect the inherent dignity of the human person and cause severe mental and physical pain or suffering, it amounts to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. | Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment | Special Procedures' report |
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| 2011 | ||
The death penalty and the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment 2012, para. 80a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Whether or not a customary norm prohibiting the death penalty has crystallized, the Special Rapporteur calls upon all retentionist States to observe rigorously the restrictions and conditions imposed by article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and article 1 or article 16 of the Convention against Torture. The Special Rapporteur calls upon retentionist States:] To abolish the use of the death penalty for juveniles, persons with mental disabilities and pregnant women and give further consideration to abolishing the death penalty for persons over the age of 70 years and for recent mothers; | Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment | Special Procedures' report |
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| 2012 | ||
Children deprived of their liberty from the perspective of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2015, para. 84c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [With regard to legislation, the Special Rapporteur calls upon all States:] To adhere to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice, the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty and the United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency. | Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment | Special Procedures' report |
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| 2015 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 1999, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States parties to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention, including their obligation to submit reports in accordance with article 19 of the Convention, in view of the high number of reports not submitted, and invites States parties to incorporate a gender perspective and information concerning children and juveniles when submitting reports to the Committee; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1999 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2000, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States parties to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention, including their obligation to submit reports in accordance with article 19, in view of the high number of reports not submitted, and invites States parties to incorporate a gender perspective and information concerning children and juveniles when submitting reports to the Committee against Torture; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2000 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2001, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States parties to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention, including, in view of the high number of reports not submitted, their obligation to submit reports in accordance with article 19 of the Convention, and invites States parties to incorporate a gender perspective and information concerning children and juveniles when submitting reports to the Committee against Torture; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2001 | ||
Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century 2000, para. 24 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | We further recognize with great concern that juveniles in difficult circumstances are often at risk of becoming delinquent or easy candidates for recruitment by criminal groups, including groups involved in transnational organized crime, and we commit ourselves to undertaking countermeasures to prevent this growing phenomenon and to including, where necessary, provisions for juvenile justice in national development plans and international development strategies and to including the administration of juvenile justice in our funding policies for development cooperation. | United Nations General Assembly | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 2000 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2004, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States parties to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention, including, in view of the high number of reports not submitted, their obligation to submit reports in accordance with article 19 of the Convention, and invites States parties to incorporate a gender perspective and information concerning children and juveniles when submitting reports to the Committee against Torture; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2004 | ||
Rights of the child: Towards better investment in the rights of the child 2015, para. 21 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to consider, as appropriate, promoting, facilitating and funding the meaningful participation and active consultation of children in all the issues affecting them, including in the formulation and implementation of public policies and delivery of services, in particular those designed to meet national goals and targets for children and adolescents, and recognizes the important role played by independent ombudspersons for children, educational institutions, the media, community-based organizations, such as children’s organizations, and parliaments in assuring the meaningful participation of children in these public processes, taking into account the best interests of the child; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2002, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States parties to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention, including, in view of the high number of reports not submitted, their obligation to submit reports in accordance with article 19 of the Convention, and invites States parties to incorporate a gender perspective and information concerning children and juveniles when submitting reports to the Committee against Torture; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2002 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2003, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States parties to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention, including, in view of the high number of reports not submitted, their obligation to submit reports in accordance with article 19 of the Convention, and invites States parties to incorporate a gender perspective and information concerning children and juveniles when submitting reports to the Committee against Torture; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2003 | ||
Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 51 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 21. Expresses deep concern at the conditions of the Palestinian prisoners and detainees, including minors, in Israeli jails and detention centres, calls upon Israel to explicitly prohibit torture, including psychological torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, demands that Israel, the occupying Power, fully respect and abide by its international law obligations towards all Palestinian prisoners and detainees in its custody, expresses its concern at the continued extensive use of administrative detention, calls for the full implementation of the agreement reached in May 2012 for a prompt and independent investigation into all cases of death in custody, and calls upon Israel to immediately release all Palestinian prisoners, including Palestinian legislators, detained in violation of international law; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Rights of the child: Omnibus resolution 2008, para. 23d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon all States:] To enable children, including adolescents, to exercise their right to express their views freely, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with age and maturity of the child; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2008 | ||
Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice 2011, para. 25 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Requests the High Commissioner to submit an analytical report to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-first session on the protection of human rights of juveniles deprived of their liberty, mindful of all applicable human rights standards and taking into account the work of all relevant human rights mechanisms of the United Nations; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2005, para. 15 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States parties to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention, including, in view of the high number of reports not submitted in time, their obligation to submit reports in accordance with article 19 of the Convention, and invites States parties to incorporate a gender perspective and information concerning children and juveniles when submitting reports to the Committee against Torture; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2005 | ||
Migrant children and adolescents 2014, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States, in accordance with their national laws and their obligations under the relevant international instruments in this field, to promote and protect the rights of every child to be registered immediately after birth, to have a name from birth, to acquire a nationality and, as far as possible, to know and be cared for by his or her parents, in particular where the child would otherwise be stateless; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Migrant children and adolescents 2014, para. 15 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States to establish effective safeguards, where applicable, between public service providers, such as providers of child services and other social services, and immigration enforcement authorities in order to better ensure the human rights of migrant children, including adolescents; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice 2013, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Notes with appreciation the latest report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights submitted to the Human Rights Council on the protection of human rights of juveniles deprived of their liberty; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Article 14: Administration of justice 1984, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Article 14, paragraph 4, provides that in the case of juvenile persons, the procedure shall be such as will take account of their age and the desirability of promoting their rehabilitation. Not many reports have furnished sufficient information concerning such relevant matters as the minimum age at which a juvenile may be charged with a criminal offence, the maximum age at which a person is still considered to be a juvenile, the existence of special courts and procedures, the laws governing procedures against juveniles and how all these special arrangements for juveniles take account of "the desirability of promoting their rehabilitation". Juveniles are to enjoy at least the same guarantees and protection as are accorded to adults under article 14. | Human Rights Committee
| General Comment / Recommendation |
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