placed in in Reformatory Centres. The detention centres whether Safety Homes or
Reformatory Centres shall be regularly inspected. The detention centres shall contain and
provide facilities for the children so detained.
Article 17: Administration of Juvenile Justice
1. Every child accused or found guilty of having infringed penal law shall have the right to special treatment in a
manner consistent with the child's sense of dignity and worth and which reinforces the child's respect for human
rights and fundamental freedoms of others.
2. States Parties to the present Charter shall in particular:
(a) ensure that no child who is detained or imprisoned or otherwise deprived of his/her liberty is subjected
to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
(b) ensure that children are separated from adults in their place of detention or imprisonment;
(c) ensure that every child accused in infringing the penal law:
(i) shall be presumed innocent until duly recognized guilty;
(ii) shall be informed promptly in a language that he understands and in detail of the charge
against him, and shall be entitled to the assistance of an interpreter if he or she cannot
understand the language used;
(iii) shall be afforded legal and other appropriate assistance in the preparation and presentation
of his defence;
(iv) shall have the matter determined as speedily as possible by an impartial tribunal and if
found guilty, be entitled to an appeal by a higher tribunal;
(d) prohibit the press and the public from trial.
3. The essential aim of treatment of every child during the trial and also if found guilty of infringing the penal law
shall be his or her reformation, re-integration into his or her family and social rehabilitation.
4. There shall be a minimum age below which children shall be presumed not to have the capacity to infringe the
penal law.
127. The Constitution still provides for protection from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment for all persons. The same protection from arbitrary deprivation of liberty still
stands.
128. The procedure regarding detention of children is provided for under the CCPJA. In
addition to provisions on Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code and in order to actualize
the overarching principle, the CCPJA provides for guidelines when arresting a child in
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