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España : Instituciones Penitenciarias quiere trasladar 200 presos de la península a Ceuta
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Brasil: Visita del órgano de prevención de la tortura de la ONU para reforzar el mecanismo nacional de prevención de la tortura
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Nicaragua : deux figures de l’opposition condamnées pour « conspiration »
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Iran : Deux hommes exécutés pour homosexualité
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Chile: Estudio del INDH sobre cárceles chilenas revela la cruda realidad de los reos
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Syrie : Des djihadistes s’évadent après l’attaque d’une prison par l’organisation Etat islamique
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Suisse : Les oubliés de la dispute carcérale
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Suisse : Champ-Dollon, prison impossible à réformer
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Mauritania: detention conditions of people sentenced to death
Mauritania has a moratorium on executions. Figures about the prisoners sentenced to death are scarce, as is information on their detention conditions. These prisoners are under the same detention regime as the rest of the prison population.
Belarus: detention conditions of people sentenced to death
Belarus is the only European country where the death penalty is applied. Data relating to death sentences and executions are confidential. The time between trial and execution is very short. The country has been condemned several times for failing to respect the right to a fair trial.
Indonesia: detention conditions of people sentenced to death
No execution has been recorded since 2016. The number of sentences, however, has been on the rise. Since 2014, Indonesia has increased its efforts in the war on drugs after Indonesian President Widodo described it as a “national emergency”.
