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United States: reproductive justice prison system

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The United States imprisons the most women in the world. Across the United States, approximately 200,000 women are incarcerated—nearly an 800 percent increase since 1980. Women of color are disproportionately affected by the criminal justice system. In 2017, twice as many Black women and 1.3 times…

Source: New Security Beat

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République démocratique du Congo : des femmes détenues violées lors des émeutes à la prison de Lubumbashi

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

Source: Le Figaro

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Cuba: Amnistía Internacional pide la liberación de dos presos de conciencia de San Isidro

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

Source: Amnistía Internacional

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Arabia Saudí: Loujain al-Hathloul debe ser liberada sin condiciones

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

Source: Amnistía Internacional

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France: l’épidémie de Covid est entrée en prison

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

Source: Charlie Hebdo

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Russia: former political prisoner takes Russia to court over torture conditions in Crimean prison

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Hearings have begun in occupied Crimea into the lawsuit brought by Kazim Ametov against Russia’s penitentiary service and police over the inhuman conditions he was held prisoner in for over two years. The chances of a Russian-controlled “court” finding in favour of the former political prisoner are…

Source: The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group

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Belgique : une délégation profite de la visite du roi Philippe pour dénoncer des "conditions indignes"

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

Source: L'avenir

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Arabia Saudí: líderes del G20, no se dejen engañar. Las verdaderas agentes del cambio están en la cárcel

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

Source: Amnistía Internacional

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United States: the role of plant-based food in the prison system

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British prisons and jails must provide for vegan inmates by law; as of January this year, veganism is an explicitly protected belief under the Equality Act 2010, the same as religious beliefs. This protection is not absolute, nor does veganism have legal protection everywhere in the world. In the U…

Source: Sentient Media

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United States: California law is step forward but fails to guarantee safety for trans prisoners

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Syiaah Skylit has been imprisoned in California since 2015. Despite multiple requests to be placed in a women’s prison, Skylit, a Black trans woman, has always been incarcerated in the state’s men’s prisons. There, she has faced attacks by incarcerated men as well as sexual abuse and retaliation by…

Source: Truthout

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Colombia : las cuentas del Inpec tras ocho meses de pandemia en las cárceles

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

Source: El Espectador

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Tchad : prison secrète de l’ANS, des détenus racontent les sévices subis

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

Source: RFI

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Belgique : prison et Covid, la double peine

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

Source: La Libre

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France: à la prison de la Santé, les murs ont été poussés pour isoler tous les détenus arrivants

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

Source: Ouest France

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France : faim, manque d’hygiène et chantage, le calvaire des pauvres en prison

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

Source: Street Press

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Le calvaire des femmes incarcérées pendant la pandémie de COVID-19

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

Source: Global voices

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France: "il y avait 33 clusters en prison au 15 octobre" contre "trois en juin", s’inquiète la nouvelle Contrôleuse générale des prisons

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

Source: Franceinfo