Children who live with their mothers in Siem Reap Provincial Prison in 2019. General Department of Prisons. - PPP
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN) his Life Cambodia, an NGO working to promote Children’s rights, expressed dismay after determining that nearly 1,800 children were living in Cambodian prisons housing adults rather than facilities intended solely for juveniles.
The organisation urged the government to undertake measures to transfer juvenile prisoners to more appropriate facilities without delay. They say juvenile detention centres should provide education, correction and rehabilitation.
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