Justice

October 3, 2022

Brazil: voting rights are flouted

Opinion

Pre-trial detention South America Justice Brazil

Brazil, 2022, electoral year. The law provides that prisoners in pre-trial detention are allowed to vote. There is an ongoing legal battle for the right to vote for people in pre-trial detention. Read more

September 30, 2022

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

News

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

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

News

Justice Facilities Ecuador

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

Russie : Alexeï Nalvany détenu dans des conditions toujours plus dures

News

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

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

News

Asia Foreign prisoners Justice Japan

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September 20, 2022

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

News

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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

News

South America Justice Colombia

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September 20, 2022

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

News

South America Justice Uruguay

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September 20, 2022

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

News

South America Justice Colombia

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September 20, 2022

Nicaragua: political prisoners

News

Central America and the Caribbean Justice Nicaragua

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

Suisse : 60 détenus de Champ-Dollon signent une pétition

News

Europe Justice Switzerland

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September 5, 2022

Singapour : les condamnés à mort sont priés de sourire avant leur exécution

News

Asia Justice Death penalty Singapore

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September 5, 2022

Nicaragua: envejecidos, pálidos y escuálidos: las huellas del orteguismo en los presos políticos

News

Central America and the Caribbean Justice Nicaragua

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September 5, 2022

España: el caos se apodera de las prisiones vascas desde que las gestiona el gobierno de Vitoria

News

Europe Justice Spain

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September 5, 2022

Colombia: la propuesta de menos cárcel refleja los fracasos de sus políticas de justicia.

News

South America Justice Colombia

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September 5, 2022

Tajikistan: autonomous region protesters denied fair trials

News

Middle East Justice Tajikistan

Dozens of residents of an autonomous region in Tajikistan detained since May 2022 protests are facing closed, unfair trials, Human Rights Watch said today. Defendants are being tried on serious charges often without access to lawyers or the evidence against them in violation of their due process ri…

Source — Human Rights Watch

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September 5, 2022

Nigeria: prison inmates may vote in 2023

News

Africa Justice Nigeria

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Tuesday, expressed optimism that inmates in Nigeria Correctional Centres might vote during the 2023 general election.

Source — Punch

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July 13, 2022

Guinea: child victims of “punitive justice”

Interview

Africa Minors Access to legal rights Justice Guinea

Nordine Drici is a historian and legal expert on prisoners’ rights. He wrote an overview of the penitentiary situation in Guinea, examining access to justice in the country. This expert evaluation formed part of a training programme (under the RESPECT project) that he provided for Lawyers Without B… Read more

July 13, 2022

Afghanistan: IEA releases 285 detainees from Kandahar central prison

News

Middle East Justice Afghanistan

The leadership of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) released almost 285 detainees from the central prison of Kandahar province on Friday, based on the order of the IEA supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. These prisoners had been arrested on charges of criminal offenses and drug addictio…

Source — ATN News

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July 12, 2022

Salvador: un líder pandillero condenado a más de mil años de cárcel

News

Central America and the Caribbean Justice Violence El Salvador

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July 11, 2022

Arabie saoudite : le terrible sort réservé aux dissidents en prison.

News

Middle East Justice Saudi Arabia

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July 11, 2022

Africa: the threat of punishment

Interview

Africa Justice Alternatives Rehabilitation

The prison and criminal justice systems established on the African continent during the colonisation raise many questions.The book « L’Afrique en prisons » proposes to distinguish and rethink a coercive system based on the threat of punishment. Interview. Read more

June 27, 2022

France: Concertina, the second edition uses escapes as its theme

Culture Europe Justice France

How can we talk about imprisonment at convivial summer gatherings? That is the challenge of Concertina, the annual event that brings together people from near and far to discuss the many issues raised by freedom deprivation. Interview. Read more

June 3, 2022

Algeria: seeing things from the other side

Testimonial

Africa Access to legal rights Justice Torture Violence Rehabilitation Algeria

Rachid M. was imprisoned in Algeria from 1996 to 1999. After previously discussing the conditions in prison and what Ramadan is like there, he now talks about his release and his human rights activism. Read more