Juvenile justice law step closer to being reality

20 February 2014
The Cambodia Daily
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Officials from the ministries of interior, social affairs, and justice met with NGOs on Friday to discuss the latest draft of a juvenile justice law that has been in the works for more than a decade and which would mean young offenders’ rights would be better protected, a Social Affairs Ministry official said Wednesday. The draft is designed to help protect and preserve the rights of children who break the law and who are currently dealt with based on articles in the general Penal Code. It would also, in theory, keep minors convicted of misdemeanor offenses out of the country’s already overcrowded prisons. ... Ith Rady, a secretary of state at the Justice Ministry, said the law would likely be sent to the Council of Ministers within the next six months. ...

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