Algeria
- UNICEF Data
- Jan 31
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Updated: Aug 3
Republic of Algeria Penal Code (2009) Article 49 A minor under the age of ten (10) cannot be prosecuted. Minors aged ten (10) and under thirteen (13) can only be subject to protective or re-education measures. However, in matters of contravention, he is only liable to a reprimand. A minor between thirteen (13) and eighteen (18) years of age may be subject either to protection or re-education measures, or to reduced penalties.
Rate of Children in detention per 100,000: 18 (October 2015) https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/children-in-detention/
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