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September 26, 2022

Interview

Ukraine: news from the front lines

Europe Material conditions Torture Violence Ukraine

Half a year has passed since the beginning of the war. How has the situation evolved in prison? Vadym Chovgan (Danish Institute against Torture) accepted to update us on the recent developments. Interview. Read more

September 30, 2022

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

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Middle East Justice Material conditions Israel

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

Source — The Guardian

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September 30, 2022

Russie : Alexeï Nalvany détenu dans des conditions toujours plus dures

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Asia Justice Material conditions Torture Russia

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

Congo : conditions de vie terribles dans la prison de Mbujimayl

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Africa Material conditions Overcrowding Congo - Kinshasa

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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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South America Material conditions Uruguay

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September 20, 2022

Haiti: prisoners face starvation and death

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Central America and the Caribbean Material conditions Haiti

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

Germany: positive progress for German detainees, but serious concerns remain

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Europe Material conditions Germany

The delegation - which visited police stations, prisons and psychiatric clinics throughout Germany- received no allegations of deliberate physical ill treatment or inter-prisoner violence, and praised material and health-care facilities.

Source — Council of Europe

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September 20, 2022

Iran : humanitaire belge arrêté : la famille dénonce des conditions de détention "indignes"

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Middle East Health Material conditions Iran

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September 20, 2022

Palestine : 73 martyrs dans les geôles de l'occupation suite à des négligences médicales

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Middle East Material conditions

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September 5, 2022

Salvador: más de 400 reas fueron trasladadas de cárcel de mujeres

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Central America and the Caribbean Women Material conditions El Salvador

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September 5, 2022

Guatemala: el país tiene la tasa de ocupación más alta en cárceles de Latinoamérica

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Central America and the Caribbean Material conditions Overcrowding Guatemala

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September 5, 2022

Colombia: "en la cárcel perdí todo: mi dignidad, mis valores, mi familia"

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Women South America Material conditions Colombia

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September 5, 2022

Vietnam: the video blogger Do Cong Duong dies in prison

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Asia Material conditions Vietnam

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is dismayed to learn that Do Cong Duong, a jailed independent journalist who had been extremely ill for months, died in detention last week, and calls on the international community to take action to ensure the survival of other journalists held in Vietnam’s prisons.

Source — Reporter without borders

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September 5, 2022

Nepal: inmates deprived of basic facilities in overcrowded Morang Prison

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Asia Material conditions Nepal

The prison is accommodating inmates more than three times its capacity.

Source — The Kathmandu Post

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September 5, 2022

Suisse : un collectif dénonce les conditions de vie dans les prisons genevoises

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Europe Material conditions Switzerland

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September 5, 2022

Maroc : l'OMP alerte sur la situation alarmante au sein des prisons

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Africa Material conditions Morocco

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September 5, 2022

Liban : si l’État ne paie pas ses fournisseurs, les détenus de quatre prisons seront privés de nourriture

Middle East Material conditions Activities Lebanon

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September 5, 2022

Congo : des activistes s'insurgent contre le traitement des prisonniers au Nord-Kivu

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Africa Material conditions Congo - Kinshasa

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July 13, 2022

New Zealand: prison labour used to build new parts of Waikeria Prison

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Oceania Material conditions Facilities New Zealand

Prison labour is being used to build the new parts of Waikeria Prison, the site of a riot 18 months ago.

Source — RNZ

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July 5, 2022

Colombia: masacre entre rejas

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South America Material conditions Colombia

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June 29, 2022

Ukraine: Russia establishes more than 20 prison camps in occupied Ukraine

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Asia Material conditions Russia

Russia has created more than 20 prison or “filtration” camps in occupied Ukrainian territory, Ukraine’s representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe said.

Source — Newsmaxworld

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June 29, 2022

Myanmar's junta rejects Red Cross request to resume prison visits

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Asia Material conditions Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar’s military regime has rejected the request of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to resume its prison visits and other humanitarian activities and allow family visits.

Source — The Irrawaddy

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June 16, 2022

Argentina: proponen prohibir celulares en cárceles de Santa Fe: "El 80% de las balaceras salen de ahí"

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South America Material conditions Argentina

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June 14, 2022

China : the Uyghurs now live in a giant, open air prison camp

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Asia Material conditions China

There’s a cultural genocide taking place in China right now against the nation’s Uyghur minority. Aggressively monitored by Chinese authorities and faced with the constant threat of arrest or torture, this Turkish-speaking people in China’s Far West now exist in the world’s first, real-life, digita… Read more