Justice

June 11, 2019

Tajikistan: Submission to UN Human Rights Committee's Review

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Justice Tajikistan

This memorandum provides an overview of Human Rights Watch’s main concerns with respect to the human rights situation in Tajikistan, submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (“the Committee”) in advance of its pre-sessional review of Tajikistan in July 2019. We hope it will inform the…

Source — Human Rights Watch

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May 14, 2019

Belgium: l’Etat condamné à indemniser des détenus radicalisés

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Asia Europe Discipline Justice Facilities Belgium

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

May 13, 2019

LGBTI people deprived of their freedom: ring the warning bell

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LGBTI Access to legal rights Justice

Gang rapes, harassment, inhumane treatment, insults: LGTBI people are victims of physical and verbal abuse. Imprisonment exposes them to more risks. Read more

May 13, 2019

Romania: wiretapping, secret service control and dire prison conditions, scrutiny of Romania justice system as the country hosts the EU Summit

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Europe Justice Romania

Jean-Claude Juncker, the head of the European Commission, says Romania, which currently holds the European Union’s rotating presidency, must make further efforts to fully reach European standards on the rule of law. Mr Juncker’s comments were directed at the political wrangling in Romania over the…

Source — Eureporter

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March 25, 2019

Iran: human rights lawyer sentenced to 38 years in prison, her family says

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Middle East Justice Iran

Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes, according to her family.

Source — Egypt Independent

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February 26, 2019

Spain: la lucha antiterrorista se reforzará con el control a retornados y en las cárceles

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Europe Justice Religion Spain

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February 21, 2019

France : Liberté conditionnelle pour bâtir au plus vite des places de prison

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Europe Justice France

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January 31, 2019

Togo: repressed political commitment

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Africa Justice Torture Violence Togo

The opposition parties and the Togolese civil society have been mobilised since the month of August in 2017 to denounce the corruption, social injustice, and human rights violations committed by those in positions of authority. After a year of observation, the Associations Against Impunity Collecti… Read more

September 10, 2018

Mundo: Didier Fassin – “La pregunta no es si está bien o mal castigar, sino por qué se castiga a unos y no a otros”

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Justice

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

Source — La Diaria

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September 1, 2018

Argentina: advierten sobre desigualdad de género en cárceles

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South America Justice Argentina

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Source — La Nueva

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August 6, 2018

Sharp rise in the number of prisoners in England and Wales

Analysis Report

Europe Justice Overcrowding

The prison population has risen by 77% in the past thirty years. It comes as the result of an increasing use of custodial measures. Read more

June 26, 2018

France : inconstitutionnalité du régime de restriction des communications en détention

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Europe Justice France

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Source — Dalloz actualité

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June 2, 2018

Global prison trends 2018

Analysis Report

North America Pre-trial detention Central America and the Caribbean Women South America Asia Europe Middle East Long-term prisoners Justice Overcrowding

Penal Reform International and the Thailand Institute of Justice co-published their 2018 annual report aiming to provide a global account on the state of prisons and the use of imprisonment throughout the world. Read more

May 2, 2018

France : maison d’arrêt de Fresnes, retour sur les conditions indignes de vie en détention

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Europe Justice Material conditions France

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Source — Dalloz Actualité

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May 1, 2018

Aux Etats-Unis, la "gay panic" permet toujours d'éviter la prison pour le meurtre d'un homosexuel

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Justice United States

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Source — L'Obs

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April 25, 2018

España: Reflexiones sobre la prisión permanente revisable ¿Debe derogarse?

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Justice Spain

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

Source — Legal Today

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April 8, 2018

New Zeland: Dutch prison system offers inspiration to New Zealand

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Justice Facilities New Zealand

New Zealand’s prison population is skyrocketing, and our jails are at breaking point. The Netherlands has the opposite problem - they’re closing down prisons because inmate numbers have plummeted.

Source — News hub

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March 22, 2018

Zimbabwe: otorga amnistía a tres mil reos para desahogar prisiones

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Africa Justice Zimbabwe

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Source — Uniradio informa

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February 23, 2018

France : prévention de la radicalisation, un virage à 180 degrés de la doctrine pénitentiaire

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Europe Discipline Justice France

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Source — Le Monde

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February 19, 2018

En Gambie, le président Adama Barrow annonce un moratoire sur la peine de mort

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Africa Justice Death penalty Violence Gambia

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Source — Le Monde

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February 17, 2018

France : un jeune homme part en prison trois jours après sa majorité

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Europe Justice France

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Source — Lyon capitale

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February 14, 2018

France : Réforme de la justice - des magistrats critiquent la méthode Belloubet

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Europe Justice France

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Source — Le Monde

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February 6, 2018

France : en prison pour les attentats du 11 septembre 2001, Moussaoui assigne Trump en justice

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Europe Justice France

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Source — France info

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February 6, 2018

USA: teens sentenced to life in prison say Maryland’s parole system is unconstitutional

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Justice United States

Judges on Maryland’s highest court expressed concern Tuesday that the state’s parole system has not released for two decades any inmates sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed as teenagers.

Source — Washington Post

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