Convention on the Rights of the Child

Table 65 (a)

Cases heard by juvenile courts in some of the country’s governorates (San`a City, Aden, Ibb and Ta`izz)

Name of governorate	San`a City			Aden			Ibb			Ta`izz
Type of offence	2005	2006	2007	2005	2006	2007	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Assault	12	9	8	7	6	12	-	-	-	27	76	2	31	17
Financial	5	17	-	26	15	45	8	5	8	23	46	6	63	11
Indecency	13	16	14	16	18	22	-	5	3	17	27	-	17	2
Risk of delinquency	-	-	-	10	4	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Total	30	42	22	59	43	88	8	10	11	67	149	8	112	31

Table 65 (b)

Cases heard by juvenile courts in some of the country’s governorates (Hajjah, Abyan and Hadramawt)

Name of governorate	Hajjah				Abyan				Hadramawt
Type of offence	2005	2006	2007	2008	2005	2006	2007	2008	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Assault	3	5	4	1	1	6	4	2	15	16	6	-	8	-
Financial	3	3	7	-	2	3	-	1	12	23	18	31	20	1
Indecency	-	-	3	1	1	1	1	-	9	10	5	10	4	-
Risk of delinquency	9	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	1	5	6	-
Total	15	11	16	2	4	10	5	3	37	52	30	46	38	1

Classification of offences

Assault: Murder; inflicting a permanent disability; causing injury by accident; abuse; causing intentional injury; violation of privacy; traffic accident; abduction; public order offence; bombing; threatening behaviour.

Financial: Theft; pickpocketing; damage to property; destruction.

Indecency: Unlawful intercourse; sodomy; rape; lewd act; remaining alone with persons other than direct blood relatives (if a woman); breach of faith.

Risk of delinquency: Begging; drinking alcohol; making and selling alcohol; minor offences.