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Greece: reforming prison system and ending police ill-treatment are urgent priorities, says CPT

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Europe Material conditions Overcrowding Violence Greece
After a visit to prisons in Greece last year, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recommends that the Greek authorities remedy structural problems that have led to enduring ill-treatment of detainees, prison overcrow…

Source: Council of Europe

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France: la crise sanitaire prouve que réduire la surpopulation carcérale est possible

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Coronavirus Europe Health Overcrowding France

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

Source: Actu Juridique

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Spain: ‘terrified’ prisoners in Mallorca demand to be set free after ‘degrading’ response to Covid-19 that ‘violates their human rights’

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Coronavirus Europe Health Overcrowding Spain
PRISONERS locked up in Palma de Mallorca’s Penitentiary Centre have demanded to be set free due to the alleged inhuman treatment suffered during the coronavirus crisis. Lawyers representing convicts at the island’s largest prison have made an official request to government officials asking that the…

Source: The Olive Press

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Greece: Covid-19, in prisons isolation is not enough

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Coronavirus Europe Health Material conditions Overcrowding Greece
COVID-19 has forced millions of people around the globe into self-isolation and quarantine; however, millions were already living in isolation. People detained in Greek prisons are among those who must now face the pandemic with limited or no access to protective means, while living conditions in p…

Source: Osservatorio balcani e caucaso transeuropa

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Sweden: cárceles saturadas

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Europe Foreign prisoners Overcrowding Sweden

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

Source: La Vanguardia

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France: la justice ordonne des travaux d’urgence à Nouméa, où la "situation est alarmante"

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Europe Justice Health Overcrowding France

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

Source: Ouest France

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France: prison pour mineurs de Meyzieu: un établissement "en surchauffe"?

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Europe Minors Overcrowding France

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

Source: Le Progrès

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Syria: dans une prison avec les jihadistes

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Middle East Foreign prisoners Health Overcrowding

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

Source: RTL

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France: surpopulation, matelas au sol et crasse : la France condamnée par la justice européenne pour ses prisons

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Europe Justice Overcrowding France

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

Source: Le Monde

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France: prison d’Évreux : l’Etat attaqué pour conditions de détention «indignes»

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Europe Material conditions Overcrowding France

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

Source: Le Parisien

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Democratic Republic of Congo: 11 morts en une semaine dans la plus grande prison de Kinshasa

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Africa Health Overcrowding Violence Congo - Kinshasa

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

Source: Le Figaro

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Democratic Republic of Congo: l’évasion presque ordinaire de 105 détenus d’une prison dans le centre du pays

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Africa Protest Overcrowding Congo - Kinshasa

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

Source: France Info

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Cuba: la mayor cárcel del mundo

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Central America and the Caribbean Overcrowding Cuba

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

Source: ABC International

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Syria: "On dort l'un sur l'autre" : plongée au cœur d'une prison de jihadistes au Kurdistan syrien (vidéo)

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Middle East Overcrowding Syria

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

Source: France Info