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The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child said Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law violated many basic children's rights, and urged the kingdom to halt floggings, stonings and amputations of young offenders. The committee said Saudi law failed to define a child and the age of majority and expressed serious concern about the possibility that the death penalty may be imposed for offences committed by those under age 18, in violation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, The conclusions were issued after Saudi officials appeared for the first time before any UN human rights treaty monitoring body to present a report and defend their country's record.