The 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the main legal instrument for protecting children worldwide. In addition to the specific provisions of the convention that relates to specific rights of the children, i.e., right to health, education, family, protection, etc., It
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Pathological examination of criminal regulations gives researchers, lawyers, judges and students the possibility to provide effective sources for implementing the principles of the rule of law, the authorities of the law, and the governing principles. Pragmatically examine the implementation of criminal laws. Through this relatively
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Civic unrest continues in Iran, and it has caught the world’s attention. People are showing acts of support for those who are protesting within the country. Hossein Raeesi, adjunct research professor at Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University, and Bessma Momani, senior
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On International Human Rights Day (December 10, 2015), Prof. Hossein Raeesi and the Scholars at Risk (SAR) program were honored in the House of Commons. Gary Anandasangaree, MP for Scarborough-Rouge Park, recognized the impactful work of Carleton University and the University of Ottawa in supporting
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The death penalty violates the right to life, and all countries must abolish this dreadful punishment. Human rights demands this. A large number of countries, especially in Europe, have removed the death penalty from their penal arsenal. Unfortunately, despite public pressure and the application of
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A Handbook for Lawyers, Judges, Civil Activists, and Child Rights Clinics (Farsi) In September 2022, the killing of Mahsa (Jina) Amini shattered decades of suppressed anger among the Iranian people, driving them to the streets with dreams of justice, freedom, and democracy. The youth of
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Read the poignant tale of Zarbibi, a 16-year old child bride from Shiraz, in Guernica magazine. Hossein Raeesi, Zarbibi\’s attorney, contributed to this story. Zarbibi was sixteen years old, and four months pregnant, when she murdered her husband by trying to decapitate him with a
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Source: The Foreign Policy Centre Introduction The Iranian nation is made up of diverse religious and ethnic groups. In a sense, Iran can be described as a multi-ethno-religious society. Religious and ethnic diversity throughout history has been a source of classification, difference and discrimination among the
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The 5th World Congress Against the Death Penalty was held from June 12 to 15, 2013, in Madrid, bringing together activists, legal experts, and human rights defenders from around the globe. Organized by “Together Against the Death Penalty” (ECPM), the event focused on advocating for
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