Real lives
Youth Justice in Action is a campaign of Y Care International which brings it together with its international partners to campaign on youth justice issues.
Youth Justice in Action seeks to improve the lives and support the rights of young people in conflict with the law.
Through the campaign we’re helping give young people around the world the skills and confidence to get involved and help to improve things.
Christian's story
Christian is 24. He was sent to prison in Togo in 2005. He spent 5 months there before being tried. He tells us about conditions inside the prison.
Emmanuel's story
Emmanuel is from Sierra Leone. He ended up living on the streets and soon found himself in a remand home (juvenile detention centre).
Jamal's story
Jamal is 16. He is from Sierra Leone. He was attending secondary school until he was arrested on suspicion of stealing money from his family.
Fernando’s story
Fernando became a gang member at the age of 10 and was behind bars by his late teens. But now he’s put his past behind him and is working with an organisation which rehabilitates former gang members in Honduras.
