Afghanistan

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 88; Deceased prisoners: 2

Azerbaijan

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 65

Bangladesh

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 32; Deceased prisoners: 2

Cambodia

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners : 0

China

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 806

North Korea
South Korea

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners : 771+

Hong Kong SAR China
India

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 18,157; Deceased prisoners: 17

Indonesia

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 611

Japan

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 11

Kazakhstan

Confirmed case amongst prisoners: 1; Deceased prisoners: 0

Kyrgyzstan

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 4 ; Deceased prisoners: 4

Malaysia

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 1,160+ ; Deceased prisoners: 1

Maldives

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 11

Myanmar (Burma)

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 215+ ; Deceased prisoners: 1

Nepal

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 738 ; Deceased prisoners:6

Pakistan

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 2,016+; Deceased prisoners: 3

Uzbekistan
Philippines

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 1023+; Deceased prisoners: 14

Singapore

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 4

Sri Lanka

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 3,258+

Tajikistan
Taiwan
Thailand

Confirmed cases amongst prisoners: 2

Turkmenistan
Vietnam

Useful links

Tools.

  • The Webinar Justice Project Pakistan on the response of South Asian countries to the COVID-19 crisis in prisons.

  • Justice Project Pakistan’s explanatory video on prison conditions in Pakistani prisons and the vulnerability of prisoners faced with COVID-19.

Appeals and recommendations.

  • The statement from the ADPAN network, relayed by the Australian Capital Punishment Justice project.