ABC News Wed, 10 Nov 1999 19:32 CDT LOCAL NEWS : Northern Territory Mandatory sentencing criticised by children's organisation An international organisation has called for the abolition of mandatory sentencing in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The British-based International Save the Children Alliance has released a report on the performance of 25 countries, implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Louis Schetzner from Australia's National Children's and Youth Law Centre says the report condemns mandatory sentencing. "It quite clearly states that the mandatory sentencing laws as they operate in the Northern Territory and Western Australia are in breach of a number of international human rights conventions," he said. � 1999 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
