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September 30, 2022

Israel: human rights lawyer in Israeli prison goes on hunger strike

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Salah Hamouri stages protest against being imprisoned without charge for the last six months

Source — The Guardian

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September 30, 2022

Russia: Brit POW Shaun Pinner was electrocuted and forced to listen to ABBA for 24 hours during torture sessions

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Hostage Shaun Pinner was electrocuted, stabbed, subjected to a mock execution and forced to listen to ABBA during his time in captivity.The ex-British Army soldier had to endure Mamma Mia over and over during 24-hour music torture sessions.

Source — The Sun

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September 30, 2022

Ecuador: UN Torture Prevention Body to visit the country amid prison crisis

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The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit Ecuador from 25 September to 1 October 2022 in light of recent prison riots and violence.Rights experts from the SPT were alarmed by the ongoing violence within Ecuador’s prison system, which has led to the death of hundreds of inmates i…

Source — United Nation

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September 30, 2022

Ukraine : battu, poignardé, un Britannique capturé par l'armée russe raconte son calvaire

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September 30, 2022

Russie : Alexeï Nalvany détenu dans des conditions toujours plus dures

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Les conditions dans lesquelles est détenu le militant politique russe Alexeï Navalny semblent empirer, selon des informations et des photos publiées récemment.

Source — Amnesty International

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September 30, 2022

Russia: arbitrary detentions and forcible conscriptions of peaceful protesters

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The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre (HRDC Memorial) strongly condemn the crackdown following nationwide protests across Russia on 21 September to oppose “partial mobilisation” announced by Vladimir Putin. Mass arbitrary arrests of peaceful d…

Source — FIDH

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September 30, 2022

Panama : recyclage en détention, réinsertion en conditionnelle

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September 30, 2022

Japon : le gouvernement condamné pour la mort d'un Camerounais dans un centre de rétention

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September 30, 2022

Haïti : 145 prisonnières s’évadent d’une prison

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September 30, 2022

Congo : conditions de vie terribles dans la prison de Mbujimayl

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September 21, 2022

Haïti: presos del país afrontan inanición y muerte

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Los decesos más recientes ocurrieron en los primeros dos días de septiembre en la prisión de Jacmel, al sur de Haití, donde se reportó la muerte de cuatro internos. Es muy probable que su muerte se hubiera debido a malnutrición, problemas respiratorios o inanición, según el diario haitiano Le Nouve…

Source — Insight Crime

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September 21, 2022

Kenya: why has the country not abolished the death penalty?

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In all, 22 member countries of the African Union (AU) have abolished the death penalty for all crimes, and one for ordinary crimes. In 2021, only four countries in the AU carried out executions: Botswana, Egypt, Somalia and South Sudan. Seventeen African countries are considered “de facto abolition…

Source — The Conversation

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September 21, 2022

Guinée équatoriale : la peine de mort abolie

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September 20, 2022

Salvador: hijos de reclusas, los más afectados después del traslado en cárcel de mujeres

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September 20, 2022

Salvador: procurador Apolonio Tobar confirma muerte de detenidos bajo régimen de excepción en el país

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September 20, 2022

Colombia: reportan un nuevo intento de fuga de detenidos en una estación de Policía en el suroccidente de Bogotá

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September 20, 2022

Uruguay: mayoría de uruguayos prefiere invertir en rehabilitación antes que en cárceles

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September 20, 2022

Uruguay: Junta de Drogas e Interior analizan instalar un centro de tratamientos con marihuana en cárceles

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September 20, 2022

Colombia: comisión Latinoamericana de Derechos Humanos sugiere repensar la política criminal del país

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September 20, 2022

Russia: a prisoners’ rights activist says escaped assassination

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Vladimir Osechkin heads the Gulagu.net project, which has in recent years published videos showing graphic scenes of torture and rape inside Russian prisons. Russian authorities placed him on a wanted list late last year for unspecified crimes. In a video interview with independent journalist Yulia…

Source — The Moscow Times

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September 20, 2022

Haiti: prisoners face starvation and death

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The most recent reports came in early September when four inmates were reported dead within two days at Jacmel prison in southern Haiti. They most likely died from malnutrition, respiratory difficulties, and starvation, according to the Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste. But it is likely that a numb…

Source — InSight Crime

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September 20, 2022

Nicaragua: political prisoners

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The human rights record of the government of Daniel Ortega is appalling. Since 2018, when authorities brutally cracked down on protesters, the government has arbitrarily detained and prosecuted a range of people perceived as government critics, including journalists and political opponents. Authori…

Source — Human Rights Watch

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September 20, 2022

Myanmar: death of activists in custody

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Myanmar’s military and police are responsible for scores of deaths in custody since the February 1, 2021 military coup, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch documented the deaths of six detained activists that involved apparent torture or the denial of adequate medical care. The junta…

Source — Human Rights Watch

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September 20, 2022

Vénézuela : l’horreur silencieuse des prisons pour femmes d’Amérique latine dénoncée en photos

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