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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.

July 4, 2017

South Africa: setback for oversight role into prison deaths

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South Africa

The Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services (JICS) electronic system used to analyse unnatural deaths of inmates in custody has been deemed dysfunctional.

July 3, 2017

Brazil: the chronic crisis of prisons

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Brazil

Brutal violence has exploded in the first months of 2017, leaving more than 140 inmates dead. This is the latest reminder of the chronic crisis in Brazil’s prison system, which has persisted for decades. A policy of mass incarceration in place for more than 20 years has resulted in severe overcro…

July 3, 2017

South Africa : Violent chaos as riot breaks out at Pretoria prison [video]

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Violence South Africa

Sunday afternoon was not a peaceful day for staff at the Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria. As many as 19 people were injured after prisoners started rioting after expressing issues with how parole was being dealt with.

July 3, 2017

Le Voyage à Nantes met les artistes en prison

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Culture France

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July 3, 2017

Political police torture in Caracas (Venezuela)

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South America Torture Violence Venezuela

Electric shocks, beatings, waterboarding, asphyxiation with chemicals… A report denounces these practices.

July 2, 2017

Riot breaks out at Pretoria prison [video]

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Protest South Africa

Prisoners serving life and long term sentences at Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru II prison rioted on Sunday afternoon. The injury count ranged from two to 19‚ as prisoners disputed the official count.

June 30, 2017

Uruguay : ¿Que se pudran en la cárcel?

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South America Uruguay

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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 29, 2017

Uruguay : experto de ONU visitó a menores recluidos: "Uruguay vive de espalda" al tema

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South America Uruguay

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June 29, 2017

Turquie, zone carcérale

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Europe Turkey

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June 28, 2017

Philippines bill proposes jail time for unenthusiastic anthem singers

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Asia Philippines

(CNN)Philippines citizens may need to start exercising their vocal chords. The country’s House of Representatives has approved a bill requiring members of the public to sing the country’s national anthem, Lupang Hinirang, “with fervor” whenever it is played publicly.