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July 10, 2017

Guyana hunts inmates after riot destroys prison, kills warden

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Protest Violence Guyana

Authorities in Guyana were on the hunt on Monday for a death-row inmate believed to have masterminded a weekend prison riot that destroyed the country’s largest jail and killed a warden.

July 10, 2017

Argentina : exponen ante la CIDH la crítica situación de las condiciones de encierro en cárceles provinciales

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South America Argentina

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July 10, 2017

Syria : prison de Hama, les détenus prennent le contrôle

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Middle East Syria

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July 10, 2017

Italie : une association LGBT franchit les murs de la prison

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Europe Italy

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July 10, 2017

The Dungeon

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Africa Pre-trial detention Minors Material conditions Burundi

Children languishing in dark cells. They are victims of alleged arbitrary justice, and they spend years without seeing the inside of a courtroom.

July 9, 2017

España : siete de cada diez presos están en cárceles muy alejadas

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Spain

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July 9, 2017

Mexico : guerra de acusaciones por la masacre de la cárcel de Acapulco

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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July 9, 2017

Argentina : los institutos de menores “a veces son peores que las mismas cárceles”

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South America Argentina

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July 9, 2017

Burundi : des détenus graciés depuis 6 mois par le président Nkurunziza sont toujours en prison

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Africa Burundi

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July 8, 2017

Honduras : trasladan a 58 reos de diferentes cárceles a La Tolva "El Pozo II" en Morocelí, El Paraíso

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Central America and the Caribbean Honduras

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July 8, 2017

Argentina : abrir otras puertas

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South America Argentina

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July 8, 2017

India: does anyone care what happens to women prisoners in jails?

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Women Asia India

Locked up behind iron bars, stuffed into the darkest corners of prison complexes, women prisoners in India face discrimination every day. From something as simple as recreation to something as complex as harassment and assault, many women prisoners live a life that is oppressive in most Indian jail…

July 8, 2017

Jails, justice system at breaking point as Philippine drugs war intensifies

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Asia Drugs Philippines

In a teeming prison for undertrials in the Philippines’ capital Manila, Rody Lacanilao, an inmate for 18 months, says he prays for clear weather at night.

July 7, 2017

Humanisation des prisons au Burkina Faso : la maison d’arrêt et de correction de Bobo-Dioulasso bientôt relookée

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Africa Burkina Faso

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July 7, 2017

América Latina : la Cruz Roja prende alamas por las cárceles del continente

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July 7, 2017

Mexico : presos y custodios perpetraron la matanza en la cárcel de Acapulco

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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July 7, 2017

Brésil : prisonnier la nuit, député le jour

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South America Brazil

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July 7, 2017

Brésil: prisonnier la nuit, député le jour

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South America Justice Brazil

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July 6, 2017

Uruguay : la ONU enviará expertos en prevención de tortura a Uruguay para analizar la situación de reclusos

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South America Torture Uruguay

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July 6, 2017

Colombia : comandantes de las Farc visitarán integrantes de la organización en cárceles de Bogotá

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Colombia

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July 6, 2017

What's it like to live in a Brazilian prison cell? Cramped, dirty, and dangerous to your health

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Health Material conditions Brazil

Imagine sharing a room with 40 other people in a space made for 12. Imagine having to hang your mattress close to the ceiling because the sewage system often clogs and floods the room with dirty water up to 40 centimeters high.

July 5, 2017

Bangladesh: End Disappearances and Secret Detentions

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Asia Bangladesh

Bangladesh law enforcement authorities have illegally detained hundreds of people since 2013, including scores of opposition activists, and held them in secret detention, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Bangladesh government should immediately stop this widespread practice o…

July 5, 2017

Chili : nueva cárcel de Talca tendrá capacidad para 2.300 internos y moderno sistema de seguridad

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South America Chile

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July 4, 2017

South Africa: jails are a ticking time bomb and our leaders need to act

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South Africa

Last week a prisoner at Johannesburg’s notorious “Sun City” jail told parliamentary officials the prison system was better under the National Party government.