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Germany: unsuccessful constitutional complaint challenging electronic monitoring of persons released from prison (‘electronic tagging’)
In an order published today, the Second Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court held that the statutory provisions on the electronic monitoring of persons released from prison are compatible with the Basic Law.
Iran: hell in south Tehran, juvenile prisoners speak out
“The situation is terrible. The water is undrinkable, the washing facilities are faulty, and bathroom breaks are rationed. There’s hot water for half an hour a day. The ward is dirty and full to bursting. A ladleful of lentils and stones, and frozen rotten sausages, is all we get to eat. There are…
Luxembourg : quelle stratégie de vaccination pour les personnes en prison?
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Afghanistan : selon l’ONU, les tortures continuent dans les prisons
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Guinée : "décédé de mort naturelle" un constat qui se multiplie à la prison de Conakry en Guinée
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Italie: en prison avec des djihadistes, Cesare Battisti démarre une grève de la faim
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Venezuela: Amnistía Internacional nombra presos de conciencia a cinco miembros de la ONG humanitaria Azul Positivo
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Hong Kong: la detención masiva de figuras de la oposición pone de relieve la capacidad represiva de la ley de seguridad nacional
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Rusia: detenciones de personas que protestaban pacíficamente
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Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi y otras personas, detenidas en el golpe militar en curso
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Rusia: Navalny condenado a prisión mientras la detención masiva de sus simpatizantes deriva en hacinamiento grave y condiciones de reclusión crueles
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Mexico: población en cárceles crece a ritmo récord en 2020, hay 14 mil reos más que al inicio del año
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Mexico: AMLO busca cancelar contratos de cárceles privadas
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Chile: cárcel y mujeres, la urgencia de pensar un sistema penitenciario con enfoque de género
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Chile: mientras los malls se llenan, mujeres privadas de libertad llevan 9 meses de pandemia sin ver a sus hijas e hijos
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Chile: “que puedan manifestar el género asumido” y reclusión segmentada, el nuevo protocolo de gendarmería para internos trans
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Luxembourg : vers l'élimination des drogues en prison
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Luxembourg : "la prison reste le reflet de la société"
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Nepal: prison infrastructure construction gains pace
The construction of buildings for the Central Jail in Nuwakot is picking pace, says the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to the MoHA annual report of fiscal 2019- 20, approximately 65 per cent work on construction of prison infrastructure has been completed. It informed that the construction wor…