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May 20, 2017

RDC: témoignage de Jean Louis Kyaviro sur la prison d'Alcatraz-Makala

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Africa Health Material conditions Congo - Kinshasa

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May 19, 2017

RDC: la plupart des détenus s’évadent d’une autre prison au Kongo-Central

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Africa Protest Congo - Kinshasa

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May 19, 2017

RDC : après l’évasion de la prison de Makala, près de 70 autres détenus s’échappent de celle de Kasangulu

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Africa Protest Congo - Kinshasa

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May 18, 2017

RDC : évasion à la prison de Makala, plus de 4600 détenus seraient en fuite

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Africa Protest Congo - Kinshasa

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May 18, 2017

Reps decry death of 900 inmates across Nigerian prisons

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Africa Health Nigeria

The House of Representatives on Thursday expressed grave displeasure over the circumstances surrounding the death of 900 inmates across Nigerian prisons, due to inadequate medical personnel and facility.

May 18, 2017

RDC : évasion spectaculaire à la prison de Makala

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Africa Protest Congo - Kinshasa

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May 15, 2017

Papua New Guinea mass jailbreak: suspects awaiting trial among 17 shot dead

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Africa Protest Violence Papua New Guinea

Killings take place in the Pacific nation’s second largest city of Lae after 77 people break out of notorious Buimo jail

May 15, 2017

Malawi to use the OpenTrial app for citizens to access the justice system

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Africa Malawi

In attendance at the launch to demonstrate the app was the NGO’s (Open Trial) Chief Executive, Frank Richardson, who said that the app will assist with keeping legal system role players under open, public scrutiny. As a result it is hoped that this will encourage integrity, independence, diligence,…

May 15, 2017

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée: 17 détenus abattus lors d'une évasion massive

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Africa Protest Violence Papua New Guinea

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May 14, 2017

Côte d'Ivoire : cinq blessés et un mort à Bouaké, sous contrôle des soldats mutins

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Africa Protest Violence Côte d’Ivoire

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May 11, 2017

La torture en Tunisie, une "culture" qui ne veut pas mourir

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Africa Torture Tunisia

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May 10, 2017

Madagascar : tuberculose en prison, une menace silencieuse

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Africa Health Madagascar

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May 9, 2017

Malawi faulted for imprisoning children

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Africa Malawi

Starless nights of wars force them to flee to countries like Malawi where peace and tranquillity still hovers on the land but, due to conditions of the county’s Prisons, the desire to have a decent place slightly remains a nightmare especially to child immigrants as disclosed by the Global Campaign…

May 3, 2017

Sierra Leone: "I came away convinced that many of them know that they will die in the most inhumane prison in the world, despite their young age"

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Africa Torture Sierra Leone

Alberto López is a Spanish journalist at the Department of Communication of the Salesian Missions Office in Madrid. A few days ago he visited one of the most inhumane prisons in the world in order to prepare for a documentary on the work of the Salesians with the most disadvantaged young people of…

April 27, 2017

Au Tchad, Hissène Habré définitivement condamné à la prison à vie

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Africa Justice Chad

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April 27, 2017

Liberia: 'appalling' prison conditions unearthed

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Africa Material conditions Liberia

The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) has released a report on the ‘deteriorating’ conditions of prisons across the country.

April 26, 2017

Egypt pardons 1,118 prisoners

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Africa Middle East Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday signed a decree granting amnesty to 1,118 non- political prisoners on the anniversary of the liberation of Sinai, according to the country’s interior ministry.

April 26, 2017

Guinée : des acteurs du milieu carcéral veulent "rendre la vie supportable" dans les prisons guinéennes

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Africa Guinea

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April 20, 2017

Waiting for justice

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Africa Pre-trial detention Minors Justice Overcrowding Sierra Leone

Children are incarcerated illegally in the maximum security prison of Pademba, in Sierra Leone. Fernando Moleres shares with us the daily lives of the minors in the Prison of Freetown.

April 17, 2017

34 Tunisiens y sont détenus : voyage au cœur de la prison italienne de Rebibia

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Africa Europe Italy

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April 17, 2017

Tunisie : des bracelets électroniques au lieu de la prison

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Africa Alternatives Tunisia

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April 15, 2017

Another 45 days: the endless uncertainty of pretrial detention in Egyptian prisons

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Africa Middle East Egypt

Sabry has spent 2 years in prison on terrorism charges pending trial. His detention should legally end ‪on April 16, but will he get out ?

April 14, 2017

Sénégal : législatives, "Khalifa Sall peut mener sa campagne depuis sa prison", selon son avocat (Interview)

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Africa Senegal

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April 13, 2017

Kenya: president signs new anti-torture law

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Africa Justice Torture Kenya

Mistreatment of Kenya’s Muslim Somali community detailed in report last year by human rights commission