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2019 witnessed over 160 thousand incidents involving a juvenile pushed into crime

TURKSTAT

2019 witnessed over 160 thousand incidents involving a juvenile pushed into crime

According to the “Juvenile Statistics Received into Security Unit” by the TurkStat, in 2019, 57.6 percent of 206 thousand 498 juvenile victims of crime were victims of assault while 15.2 percent of them were victims of sexual offenses.

Anti-Terror Draft Law on the Parliamentary Agenda

CHIDREN TRIED UNDER ANTI-TERROR LAW

Anti-Terror Draft Law on the Parliamentary Agenda

The draft law of the Anti-Terror Act concerned with the situation of children on trial will be discussed in the Turkish Parliament this week. Children's rights advocators still find the amendments insufficient and urge the MPs to recognize related international agreements.

13 July 2010 Semra Pelek