Gabon

Capital city — Libreville

Country population
1,770,000
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
191
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2015
/ ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Democracy
Human Development Index
0.697
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2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Total number of prisoners
3,373
i
2015
/ ICPR
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
18
months for crimes…
i
2015
/ ICPR
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
3.5 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
2.9 %
i
2014
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
66.7 %
i
2015
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 2010 Gabon…

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For more information

“Prison bidonville” : Les détenus de Libreville livrés à eux-mêmes,
France 24 documentary, 18/01/16
Report 2016 of NGO “La voix des oubliés”
Judicial system in Gabon
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Report (SPT), 2015