Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

July 21, 2021

Myanmar: don’t let the junta normalize cruelty

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Pre-trial detention Asia Torture Violence Myanmar (Burma)

Torture – and the fear that it engenders – has been central to the military junta’s efforts to quell popular resistance.

July 13, 2021

Myanmar: junta suspends trials inside Insein prison due to COVID-19

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Coronavirus Pre-trial detention Asia Access to legal rights Justice Myanmar (Burma)

The military regime has suspended trials inside Insein Prison in Yangon due to rising COVID-19 infections in the commercial capital, according to defense lawyers.

July 1, 2021

Nicaragua: El deterioro de los derechos humanos dificulta la celebración de comicios libres en Nicaragua, alerta Michelle Bachelet

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Pre-trial detention South America Justice Protest Violence Nicaragua

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July 1, 2021

Chine : au sein du Parti communiste chinois, des pouvoirs de police discrétionnaires

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Pre-trial detention Asia Access to legal rights Justice China

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June 23, 2021

Canada: abuse, discrimination in immigration detention

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North America Pre-trial detention Foreign prisoners Access to legal rights Justice Violence Canada

Thousands held, systemic change needed.

June 23, 2021

South Africa: large number of juveniles in SA prison system a cause for concern

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Africa Pre-trial detention Minors Activities Rehabilitation South Africa

While South Africans commemorated the youth of 1976 which sparked a revolution, many youngsters charged with violent crimes are still incarcerated in government facilities.

June 17, 2021

Myanmar: student activists, journalists being mistreated in Insein prison, say family members

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Pre-trial detention Asia Material conditions Protest Torture Myanmar (Burma)

Relatives of seven young detainees say they are at risk since being separated and placed in cells with hardened criminals.

June 10, 2021

Myanmar : Aung San Suu Kyi inculpée pour corruption

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Pre-trial detention Asia Protest Myanmar (Burma)

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June 10, 2021

Nigeria: JUSUN strike: prison inmates, suspects in deplorable conditions

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Africa Pre-trial detention Access to legal rights Justice Material conditions Niger

Some civil society organizations (CSOs) in Enugu State have decried the deplorable condition of awaiting trial inmates in correctional centers and police custody following the judicial workers strike.

June 10, 2021

Rusia: justicia rusa decreta prisión preventiva para Pivovarov a la espera de que se celebre el juicio en su contra

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Pre-trial detention Asia Europe Access to legal rights Russia

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June 9, 2021

Chile: un tribunal dicta prisión contra un teniente del Ejército chileno por torturas

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Pre-trial detention South America Torture Chile

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June 9, 2021

Yemen: detainees tortured and arbitrarily detained for years then forced into exile upon release

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Pre-trial detention Middle East Foreign prisoners Access to legal rights Torture Violence Yemen

The Huthi de facto authorities in Yemen must not use arbitrarily detained prisoners as pawns in ongoing political negotiations, a new report by Amnesty International said today.

June 9, 2021

Qatar: Kenyan labour rights activist in solitary confinement

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Pre-trial detention Middle East Torture Qatar

More than three weeks after Mr. Bidali was forcibly disappeared by state security services, authorities are still refusing to reveal his whereabouts or explain why he has been detained.

June 9, 2021

Europe: the long road to human dignity

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Pre-trial detention Europe Justice Material conditions Overcrowding Activities Social ties

ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Here, Maïté de Rue discusses the overuse of pre-trial detention in Europe and its consequences.

June 8, 2021

Rehumanising pretrial justice

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Africa North America Pre-trial detention Europe Access to legal rights

ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Jago Russell focuses on the impact of pretrial defence

June 7, 2021

Kenya: finding Kafka in the criminal justice system

Analysis Opinion

Africa Pre-trial detention Access to legal rights Justice Kenya

ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Gilbert M. Omware, Defence lawyer and criminal justice researcher, discusses the injustices faced by vulnerable group…

June 2, 2021

Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in ten countries

Thematic paper

Africa Crises Pre-trial detention Asia Elderly prisoners Europe Access to legal rights Health Mental health Drugs Material conditions Overcrowding Social ties

An international research and policy project carried out by the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London

May 11, 2021

Niger: the cost of living

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Africa Pre-trial detention Health Material conditions Facilities Overcrowding Violence Niger

Two prisoners attest to their conditions in overpopulated prisons. A way to survive: pay, every month, for access to better prison conditions.

May 6, 2021

Russia: release prominent lawyer defending Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation from arbitrary detention

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Pre-trial detention Europe Access to legal rights Justice Russia

Ivan Pavlov, human rights lawyer and the head of the human rights group Komanda 29 (Team 29), has worked on numerous high-profile cases. He was detained in the early hours of 30 April after a raid on the hotel where he was staying in Moscow. He was apprehended by the officers of the Federal Securit…

May 6, 2021

Guinée : après sept mois de détention arbitraire, le militant Oumar Sylla doit être libéré

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Africa Coronavirus Pre-trial detention Access to legal rights Justice Health Guinea

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April 28, 2021

Russia: human rights crisis deepens as Navalny supporters arrested en masse

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Pre-trial detention Asia Europe Health Protest Violence Russia

Russian authorities unleashed a crackdown on peaceful protesters demanding the release of Aleksei Navalny, arresting at least 1,700 and using excessive force, including tasers, at demonstrations around the country.

March 17, 2021

Argelia: tácticas represivas contra activistas de Hirak dos años después

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Africa Pre-trial detention Access to legal rights Torture Violence Algeria

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March 17, 2021

Polonia: la absolución de las mujeres del halo arcoíris pone en evidencia tácticas de intimidación contra activistas

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Pre-trial detention Women Europe LGBTQI Access to legal rights Poland

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March 1, 2021

Bielorrusia: las autoridades atacan a menores de edad para reprimir la disidencia

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Pre-trial detention Europe Minors Protest Violence Belarus

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