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Originally Posted by CyberSEO
In any other normal country, children can not be sued and jailed because they are just children. Those who can be are not children.
E.g. in Russia criminal punishment can be applied to the persons of 16 yo and above. However, the age of consist here is also 16, thus 16 yo person is not a child. So the law here is well balanced  |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: PERSISTENT VIOLATIONS OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
Trafficking of children, particularly for sexual exploitation
Child labour
Children living and working on the streets
Sexual abuse and exploitation of children
Inadequate sexual and reproductive health education and services
Inadequate response to the prevalence of HIV and AIDS among children and young people
Inadequate health provision and services for children
Discrimination against Roma children, particularly with regards to education and health
Discrimination against children with disabilities, particularly with regards to education, including the exclusion of children from mainstream education
Inadequate education provision, particularly affecting rural children and indigenous communities
Inadequate alternative care provision, including inappropriate use of institutions
Lack of a specialised juvenile justice system
Inappropriate use of, and conditions within, detention for children in conflict with the law
Inadequate support for children facing economic hardship
http://crin.org/en/library/publicati...ildrens-rights