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Winner
Fernando Moleres
Panos / Laif

"JUVENILE BEHIND BARS IN AFRICAN PRISONS"

Finalist
Jan Grarup
Noor Images

"Consequences! War & Climate refugees from the horn of Africa."

Finalist
Christian Holst
Reportage by Getty Images

"Half a Century Without Freedom - Life under the Military Regime of Burma"

Finalist
Richard Jones
Sinopix

"CHINA'S ONE CHILD POLICY"

Finalist
Altaf Qadri
Associated Press

"KASHMIR: PARADISE LOST"

Finalist
Andrea Star Reese
Freelance

"THE URBAN CAVE"

Winner
Fernando Moleres
Panos / Laif


"Juvenile Behind Bars in African Prisons"

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Fight in block 3 of Pademba Central Prison , Freetown. Sierra Leone has set the age of criminal responsibility to 10 years. The law says that "no child shall be sentenced to prison" (CAP44 s24). According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child ratified by Sierra Leone in 1990 juveniles till 18 years is considered as a child and can not get into prison.

 
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