YABLOKO Youth conducted a round table on juvenile justice
Press release, 08.12.2015
On December 8, Moscow YABLOKO Youth conducted a round table on the juvenile justice system. The aim of the event was to break the myths about the juvenile justice which are being spread by the lobbyists of traditional values and “a special way” of the development of Russia. The supporters of the juvenile justice claim that the under-aged need a special treatment, different form those of the grown-ups, therefore one needs to develop separate legal institutions aimed at the obedience of children’s rights and interests, protection of children form domestic violence and provision of a special approach within the judicial and re-enforcement systems. Andrei Babushkin, a human rights defender, YABLOKO Bureau member and member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights, participated in the event.
Posted: December 9th, 2015 under Human Rights, Youth Policies.