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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.
Liberia: Senate votes to abolish death penalty
The plenary of the Liberian Senate with a unanimous vote of 17, yesterday passed a portion of the penal code to abolish the death penalty and other capital offenses. The committee on Judiciary recommended passage of the bill for the Legislature to remove the provisions of the death penalty. In 2005…
Sénégal : le décès en détention de François Mancabou génère une vague d’indignation.
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Guinea: child victims of “punitive justice”
Nordine Drici is a historian and legal expert on prisoners’ rights. He wrote an overview of the penitentiary situation in Guinea, examining access to justice in the country. This expert evaluation formed part of a training programme (under the RESPECT project) that he provided for Lawyers Without B…
Afghanistan: IEA releases 285 detainees from Kandahar central prison
The leadership of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) released almost 285 detainees from the central prison of Kandahar province on Friday, based on the order of the IEA supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. These prisoners had been arrested on charges of criminal offenses and drug addictio…
Nigeria: cientos de yihadistas liberan a más de 800 presos en el asalto a una cárcel
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Salvador: un líder pandillero condenado a más de mil años de cárcel
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España: la sanidad privada entra en cinco cárceles por la falta de médicos penitenciarios
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Arabie saoudite : le terrible sort réservé aux dissidents en prison.
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Colombia: masacre entre rejas
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South Korea: military opens new prison with advanced suicide prevention sensors
South Korea’s military on Thursday launched new correctional facilities with an advanced monitoring solution, including the country’s first suicide prevention sensors and other systems designed to improve the living conditions of inmates and help reduce the workload of guards.Colombia: grave incendio en la cárcel de Tuluá deja 51 muertos y al menos 30 heridos
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Salvador: denuncian omisión en muerte de reos
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España: Acaip afirma que la cárcel de Picassent está "al borde de la saturación"
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España: contenciones mecánicas en las cárceles catalanas
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Argentina: récord de detenidos en la carcel de Buenos Aires
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