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The virus has not stopped at prison gates. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? Here is an overview. — Update 29/07/2021
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Hong Kong : premier suspect reconnu coupable en vertu de la loi sur la sécurité
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Myanmar : les tribunaux de la junte ont prononcé 65 condamnations à mort
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On June 26, CNN reported the story of American-Burmese journalist Nathan Maung, who was released by the Myanmar military after three months of detention, during which time he experienced severe torture. On June 22, Human Rights Watch published the account of a 17-year-old boy, who endured repeated beatings…
Source — The Diplomat
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Since March, the junta has set up temporary courts inside prisons in Yangon and elsewhere in the country to hear the cases of political prisoners, most of whom are charged with incitement under Section 505(a) of the Penal Code.
“The trials were suspended as of Tuesday. There are around 13,000 people…
Source — The Irrawaddy
Read more Chine : au sein du Parti communiste chinois, des pouvoirs de police discrétionnaires
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Family members of seven detainees in Yangon’s notorious Insein Prison say that they are being mistreated by prison authorities for not complying with orders. The seven prisoners—five student activists and two freelance journalists—had been locked up together since their arrest in late February and March,…
Source — Myanmar now
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Lü’s health has deteriorated while in prison, according to a report by the Chinese human rights news website Minsheng Guancha (Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch) and the journalist’s wife, Wang Xue’e, who told CPJ in a phone interview that, during a prison visit on May 22, he looked fragile and had lost…
Source — IFEX
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Thailand: the overcriminalization of meth, a failed moral crusade
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ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Pascal Tanguay discusses the overcriminalization of meth-related crimes in Thailand and its consequences.
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Life imprisonment: a sentence in dire need of reform
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ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. In this piece, Olivia Rope, Executive Director of Penal Reform International (PRI), discusses life sentences, a key priority…
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Myanmar : Aung San Suu Kyi inculpée pour corruption
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Myanmar: condenan a dos años de prisión a uno de los líderes de la Liga nacional para la democracia de Suu Kyi
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Rusia: justicia rusa decreta prisión preventiva para Pivovarov a la espera de que se celebre el juicio en su contra
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India: remote hearings and the rights of accused persons
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ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Madhurima Dhanuka discusses the impact of remote hearings on fair trials.
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The Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) partnered with Prison Insider to share the results of one of its most extensive research projects. We invite you to learn about it below.
The world has seen unprecedented growth in prison populations in recent decades and today well over…
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Géorgie : tuberculose, les prisons, viviers pour les souches multirésistantes
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More than 100,000 Hongkongers have signed a petition urging prison authorities to roll out special measures such as the provision of cold water for inmates, as the city swelters under exceptionally hot weather.
The “very hot weather” alert issued by the Observatory – which warns the public of heatstroke…
Source — South China Morning Post
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In less than a week, Thailand’s Department of Corrections has reported over 11,000 new COVID cases in 13 of the country’s prisons. When the daily number of new COVID-19 cases reached a record high for the entire country on Monday, May 17, 71 percent of the 9,635 new infections reported were in prisons.…
Source — The Diplomat
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Cambodia
The UN resident coordinator in Cambodia, Pauline Tamesis, told The Post on May 19 that the UN has engaged with prison authorities and humanitarian partners to assess the situation. They will provide support for the affected inmates and preparedness to prevent and contain the disease in the prison.
“In…
Source — Phnom Penh Post
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The protest in the prison in western Russia involved three people from the Russian republic of Daghestan and an Azerbaijani native.
Their relatives told Caucasian Knot that inmates were confined to punishment cells without justification and even threatened with torture for expressing dissatisfaction…
Source — OC media
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The regional State Penitentiary Service said on April 25 that the incident had taken place four days earlier, adding that the two inmates were provided with medical assistance and their “current health state is satisfactory.”
Inmates in Kazakhstan’s penitentiaries often maim themselves to protest brutality…
Source — Radio free Europe
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Even as the Bombay High Court has suggested shifting undertrial prisoners from crowded jails to other jails for an “equitable distribution” in light of an alarming rise in Covid-19 case, data from the prison department shows that nearly all prisons in the state are filled to capacity or are overcrowded.
Apart…
Source — The indian express
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Amnesty International calls for the immediate release of all those who have been detained for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly, and for the immediate release of Aleksei Navalny who is being arbitrarily detained and denied access to independent healthcare.
“On Wednesday, in…
Source — Amnistía internacional
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Parit Chiwarak, 22, was charged in February with sedition and defaming the monarchy for his role in leading demonstrations. Parit’s lawyer requested bail for him and three others charged with the same offences, but the court denied it.
Corrections officials at Pathumthani Detention Center north of Bangkok…
Source — Washington post
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