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Syrie : une dizaine de mineurs français dans la prison attaquée par l’EI

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Minors Middle East Syria

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Myanmar : les tribunaux de la junte ont prononcé 65 condamnations à mort

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Women Asia Minors Protest Death penalty Torture Myanmar (Burma)

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South Africa: large number of juveniles in SA prison system a cause for concern

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Africa Pre-trial detention Minors Activities Rehabilitation South Africa
The Judicial Inspectorate Correctional Services (Jics) issued statistics stating that as of May 31, there were 55 children in remand detention, 3 105 juveniles awaiting trial, 42 children sentenced and 1 503 juveniles sentenced. Jics spokesperson Emerantia Cupido said between 2019 and 2020 there we…

Source — IOL

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Bielorrusia: las autoridades atacan a menores de edad para reprimir la disidencia

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Pre-trial detention Minors Europe Protest Violence Belarus

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Arabia Saudí: la conmutación de la pena de muerte impuesta a tres activistas chiíes detenidos cuando eran adolescentes, un avance positivo

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Minors Middle East Justice Death penalty Saudi Arabia

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Irán: detengan la ejecución de un joven arrestado a los 16 años y obligado a “confesar” bajo tortura

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Minors Middle East Access to legal rights Justice Protest Death penalty Torture Violence Iran

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China: jóvenes de Hong Kong en peligro de tortura tras su sentencia condenatoria en un juicio injusto

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Asia Minors Access to legal rights Justice Protest Torture Violence China

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Chine : jusqu'à trois ans de prison pour les HongKongais arrêtés en mer

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Asia Minors Access to legal rights Justice Protest China

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United Kingdom: Howard League exposes injustice of prison disciplinary system

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Minors Europe Access to legal rights Discipline Justice Mental health Overcrowding United Kingdom
Figures show that the number of formal hearings has risen to a record high. In a new briefing, the charity explores how rule-breaking in prisons in England and Wales is managed through formal disciplinary hearings, known as adjudications, where prisoners can be given punishments including solitary…

Source — Ekklesia

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China: cien días después, se deben respetar los derechos de los jóvenes de Hong Kong detenidos

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Asia Minors Access to legal rights Justice China

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United Kingdom: CT child advocate report, adult prison system is no place for minors

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Coronavirus Minors Europe Access to legal rights Mental health Material conditions United Kingdom
The 18-year-old didn’t want to be in jail, he told Department of Correction officials one day in 2019, as he covered the window in his cell with a sheet and mattress. He wanted to be with his family. He was being held in a “Restrictive Housing Unit” at Manson Youth Institution in Cheshire, confined…

Source — The CT mirror

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United States: advocates file complaint over Texas youth prison conditions

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North America Minors Access to legal rights Justice Mental health Material conditions Violence United States
Detainees in Texas’ juvenile prisons suffer from frequent physical and sexual abuse, inadequate mental healthcare and high rates of staff turnover, two youth advocacy groups wrote in a federal complaint Wednesday. The rights of the hundreds of youths detained in five secure facilities around the st…

Source — San Francisco Chronicle

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United States: conditions at South Carolina juvenile facility unconstitutional

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North America Minors Access to legal rights Justice Mental health Material conditions Violence United States
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued notice on February 5, 2020 that it has found the “totality of the conditions, practices, and incidents” it discovered at Broad River Road Complex (BRRC), South Carolina’s long-term juvenile commitment facility, violated the juveniles’ Fourteenth Amendment…

Source — Prison legal news

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