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July 10, 2017

The Dungeon

Portfolio

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

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 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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June 30, 2017

Coopération Cameroun-Union Européenne : un plaidoyer pour l’encadrement des mineurs en détention

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Africa Europe Cameroon

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June 26, 2017

NIgeria: 70% of prison inmates are awaiting trial

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Africa Nigeria

Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, confirmed, yesterday, that more than 70 per cent of Nigerian prison inmates were on the awaiting trial list.

June 25, 2017

Maroc : direction de la prison d'Al Hoceima: "Il n'existe pas un imprimé de demande de grâce royale"

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Africa Morocco

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June 25, 2017

Nigeria: 70% of prison inmates are awaiting trial

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Africa Nigeria

The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Sunday said that more than 70 per cent of inmates in Nigerian prisons were awaiting trial.

June 25, 2017

Nigeria: Eid-el-Fitr: Ganduje grants amnesty to 500 prisoners

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Africa Nigeria

Kano State Government on Sunday granted pardon to 500 inmates of prisons in the state to mark the Eid-el-Fitr. The state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, granted the pardon to the inmates at Central Prison, Kurmawa in the state capital, while addressing a cross-section of the convicts, shortly afte…

June 23, 2017

Egypt: 502 prisoners pardoned for Eid al-Fitr

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Africa Middle East Egypt

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 502 prisoners, on Friday, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

June 22, 2017

Malawi: inmates prepared for life after prison

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Africa Malawi

Inmates at Nkhotakota Prison are learning technical skills that will help them to live an independent life after serving their jail terms. In an interview with Malawi24, Nkhotakota Prison spokesperson Cosmas Meja said many Malawians perceive that prisons are made to punish criminals which is contra…

June 20, 2017

Kuwait: the country grants amnesty to Ethiopians prisoners

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Africa Middle East Kuwait

Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has granted amnesty for Ethiopians convicted of various judicial sentences and currently in prison in that country, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday in a statement.

June 17, 2017

Egypt: Egyptian court recommends death penalty for 30 over assassination of prosecutor

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Africa Middle East Egypt

A Cairo criminal court on Saturday recommended the death penalty for 30 people convicted of involvement in the 2015 assassination of Egypt’s top prosecutor, the most senior state official killed by militants in recent years.

June 16, 2017

Nigeria: weeping prisoner cries self to freedom

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Africa Nigeria

Ikechukwu Emmanuel, an inmate of Keffi Medium Security Prisons in Keffi in Nasarawa State, cried himself to freedom on Friday through the help of Prisons Officers Wives Association (PROWA). Mr. Emmanuel, not originally listed to benefit from the assistance of PROWA’s prison decongestion effort, eli…

June 14, 2017

Bénin : une nouvelle prison moderne mise en service à Abomey

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Africa Benin

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June 14, 2017

RDC : évasion à la prison de Beni, une quarantaine d’évadés récupérés

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Africa Protest Congo - Kinshasa

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June 13, 2017

Captured childhood

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Africa Pre-trial detention Minors Madagascar

More than one million children are imprisoned throughout the world, according to UNICEF. In Madagascar, a large majority of them are yet to be judged. Pierre Duvert captures their everyday life.

June 11, 2017

Democratic Republic of Congo: 11 dead and 900 escape in jail attack

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Africa Congo - Kinshasa

Eleven people were killed and more than 900 inmates have escaped after unidentified assailants attacked a jail in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive east, an official said. “The Kangwayi prison in Beni was attacked at 3:30 pm by assailants whose identity is not yet known,” Julien Paluku, go…

June 11, 2017

Prison attack in Eastern Congo kills 11, frees 900 prisoners

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Africa Protest Congo - Kinshasa

A Congo official says armed men have attacked a prison in the eastern city of Beni, killing at least 11 and freeing more than 900 prisoners.

June 7, 2017

Tunisie : n’y a-t-il aucune alternative à la prison ?

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Africa Tunisia

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May 27, 2017

Côte d'Ivoire : Décès et détention des prisonniers politiques , Georges Armand OUEGNIN met Ouattara face à ses responsabilités

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Africa Violence Côte d’Ivoire

Le lundi 22 mai 2017, toute la Côte d’Ivoire s’est réveillée, triste de constater le décès, enchaîné sur un lit d’hôpital, du Maréchal des logis ASSI KOUATCHI, prisonnier politique incarcéré et détenu à la Maison d’Arrêt et de Correction d’Abidjan (MACA), depuis 2012, pour « atteinte à la sure…

May 26, 2017

Violation des droits de l’Homme au Burkina faso : l’ODDH tire à boulets rouges sur les Haute cour de justice et le Tribunal militaire

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Africa Access to legal rights Burkina Faso

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May 23, 2017

RDC : conditions difficiles des détenus de la prison centrale de Kongolo

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Africa Material conditions Congo - Kinshasa

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May 22, 2017

Swaziland: probe into 'inhumane' jail conditions

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Africa Material conditions Torture Eswatini

A United Nations group is investigating prison conditions in Swaziland amid reports of inhumane conditions.

May 22, 2017

Swaziland: probe into 'inhumane' jail conditions

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Africa Material conditions Eswatini

A United Nations group is investigating prison conditions in Swaziland amid reports of inhumane conditions.