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Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Luxembourg : vers l'élimination des drogues en prison
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Luxembourg : "la prison reste le reflet de la société"
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Nepal: prison infrastructure construction gains pace
The construction of buildings for the Central Jail in Nuwakot is picking pace, says the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to the MoHA annual report of fiscal 2019- 20, approximately 65 per cent work on construction of prison infrastructure has been completed. It informed that the construction wor…
Cuba: first coronavirus vaccines reach prison at Guantánamo bay
The first 100 members of the prison staff at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have received initial vaccines against the coronavirus, the U.S. military said Tuesday evening, although it declined to say whether any of the 40 wartime prisoners at the detention center were offered or received vaccines. Capt. Gar…India: "they don’t even look at us as humans. How can we expect them to protect us from the virus?"
As Covid paroles end, convicts returning to complete life sentences in the same barrack recount six months of horror, delayed testing, overcrowded living conditions and degrading treatment by jail staff. Karan Tripathi reports.
Canada : bannir les courtes peines de prison pour éviter des suicides
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Kazakhstan : abolition de la peine de mort
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Suisse : l'aide au suicide pour les prisonniers envisagée
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Oceania: coronavirus, prison fever
The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31…