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November 21, 2018

Saudi Arabia accused of torturing women's right-to-drive activists in prison

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Middle East Torture Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has tortured and sexually harassed women’s rights activists detained in prison, a new report alleges.

November 20, 2018

France: une agence du travail d’intérêt général pour développer les alternatives à la prison

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Europe France

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November 20, 2018

France : un jury littéraire derrière les barreaux

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Culture Europe France

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November 20, 2018

New Zealand: who's in prison? [video]

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Oceania New Zealand

The government wants to reduce the number of people in New Zealand prisons. But why?

November 19, 2018

United States: prison inmates fight deadliest fire in California history for $1 an hour

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United States

Scores of prison inmates are engaged fighting California’s deadliest ever wildfire for just $1 an hour – a deployment campaigners say has created the potential for “exploitation and abuse”.

November 19, 2018

United Kingdom: rise in prison suicides prompts calls to tackle overcrowding

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Europe Suicide Overcrowding United Kingdom

Seventy-one inmates have killed themselves in English or Welsh jails so far this year.

November 19, 2018

France: Paris , il touche 16 000 euros pour 4 mois de détention provisoire abusive

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Pre-trial detention Europe France

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November 19, 2018

Argentina: la masacre que no cesa ; ya son siete los muertos tras el incendio en una comisaría

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South America Violence Argentina

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November 19, 2018

Spain: la mayor parte de las muertes en las cárceles gallegas, vinculadas a las drogas y a los suicidios

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Europe Drugs Suicide Violence Spain

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November 19, 2018

USA: women who work in federal prisons — How we got their story

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Women United States

Ever since journalists exposed Harvey Weinstein for his predatory behavior toward women, we’ve learned that workplace sexual harassment and even assault seem to plague every major industry, from manufacturing to the media. Perhaps it’s not surprising, then, that women who work in the male-dominated…

November 19, 2018

Equateur : Ernesto Pazmiño reconoce problemas de hacinamiento y de corrupción en las cárceles del país

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Central America and the Caribbean Ecuador

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November 18, 2018

Spain: funcionarios de prisiones mantienen su huelga con bloqueos en varias cárceles

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Europe Spain

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November 18, 2018

Nicaragua: CIDH pide investigar torturas en las cárceles del país

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Central America and the Caribbean Torture Nicaragua

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November 17, 2018

France: justice, une réforme contestée

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Europe France

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November 17, 2018

USA: hazing, humiliation, terror — working while female in federal prison

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Women United States

Inmates expose themselves and threaten rape. Male guards let them do it. Women who complain are ‘pretty much blackballed.’

November 16, 2018

France: la France Insoumise veut améliorer les conditions de détention des personnes trans’

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Europe LGBTQI France

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November 16, 2018

Uruguay: a diez meses de la inauguración de la cárcel público-privada

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South America Uruguay

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November 15, 2018

France: rétention d'enfants, un "traitement inhumain et dégradant". La lettre ouverte de 16 associations.

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Europe France

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November 12, 2018

United-Kingdom: 'Signs of improvement' at 'worst' prison

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Europe United Kingdom

A troubled prison that was taken over by the government is showing early signs of improvement, inspectors say. HMP Birmingham was removed from the control of G4S in August after it was said to be in a “state of crisis”. The Independent Monitoring Board said conditions inside the jail had been “squa…

November 11, 2018

Paraguay: el abuso de la prisión preventiva provoca hacinamiento en las cárceles

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South America Paraguay

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November 11, 2018

Angola : plus de 600 guinéens détenus à la prison de Trinta… [audio]

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Africa Angola

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November 11, 2018

France: soignants en psychiatrie, le « règne de l’absurde » ?

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Europe Mental health France

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November 11, 2018

Morocco & Western Sahara: la huelga de hambre, única opción de los presos políticos

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Africa Morocco

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November 11, 2018

Argentine : grave problema, hacinamiento y superpoblación en cárceles y comisarías

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South America Overcrowding Argentina

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