January 6, 2017 Côte d’Ivoire : MACA – La plus grande prison d’Abidjan interdite d’accès News Africa Côte d’Ivoire This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 5, 2017 Ethiopia: Oromia pardons 10,000 inmates News Africa Ethiopia Oromia State granted amnesty to 10,000 inmates who fulfilled requirement and regretted their wrongdoings.
January 4, 2017 Burundi: la plus ancienne ligue des droits de l'homme "définitivement radiée" News Africa Burundi This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 3, 2017 Nigeria : Raising the bar in prisons administration, security and welfare News Africa Nigeria The Nigerian prisons legislation and practice are generally perceived to be “anti-prisoner”. They tend to completely take away all rights and self-respect of prisoners. This is unlike the general prison practice and legislation in other advanced nations.
January 2, 2017 Tunisie : vers la création d'une nouvelle prison "hautement sécurisée" pour les terroristes News Africa Discipline Facilities Tunisia This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 2, 2017 Encombrement dans les prisons tunisiennes: Vers la révision du code pénal et l'adoption de peines alternatives? News Africa Tunisia This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
December 29, 2016 Nigeria death row inmates secretly executed News Africa Death penalty Nigeria Three convicted criminals on death row for about two decades have been secretly executed in the first hangings in Nigeria since 2013, human rights lawyers and a fellow inmate said Thursday.
December 29, 2016 Congo-Brazzaville : fusillade dans la prison de l'opposant Paulin Makaya News Africa Violence Congo - Brazzaville Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
December 28, 2016 In Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison News Africa Middle East Egypt “She has read a lot of books,” says Basel Hijazi about his sister Aya. “Novels do help her escape the reality she is living.” The “reality” he’s referring to, others might call a nightmare. Aya Hijazi, who turns 30 in January, has been in an Egyptian prison since May 2014.
December 14, 2016 Burundi : les enfants, premières victimes de la crise News Africa Burundi This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
December 12, 2016 Algérie : Le journaliste algérien Mohamed Tamalt meurt en prison News Africa Algeria Sorry, this article is not available in English. You can consult the French version.
December 7, 2016 Guinée : Décès en série à la prison civile de Coyah News Africa Violence Guinea Sorry, this article is not available in English. You can consult the French version.
December 6, 2016 Au Mali, des prisons devenues la cible des djihadistes News Africa Mali Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
December 5, 2016 Egypte : Les peines de prison alourdies pour lutter contre l'excision News Africa Middle East Egypt Sorry, this article is not available in English. You can consult the French version.
November 25, 2016 Burkina Faso : Les bakoroman de Ouagadougou et le cycle infernal de la délinquance News Africa Burkina Faso Sorry, this article is not available in English. You can consult the French version.
November 25, 2016 Ethiopia : 38 inmates over deadly September prison inferno News Africa Ethiopia An Ethiopian High Court has charged 38 inmates for a prison inferno that led to the death of some over 20 prisoners at the Kilinto prisons located on the outskirts of the capital, Addis Ababa.
November 22, 2016 Nigeria : l’Etat punit et l’Eglise sauve News Africa Nigeria Sorry, this article is not available in English. You can consult the French version.
November 22, 2016 Cameroun : A la prison centrale de Yaoundé, être gardien d’un « volcan qui dort » News Africa Cameroon Sorry, this article is not available in English. You can consult the French version.
November 11, 2016 Senegal : Long pre-trial detention overcrowds Senegal prisons News Africa Overcrowding Senegal Overcrowded prisons, poor conditions for the inmates and long pre-trial detention periods are issues throughout West Africa. In Senegal, the issue has led to prisoner protests and calls for reform.
November 8, 2016 Maroc et Sahara occidental : prison pour une vingtaine de paysans après des violences avec la police News Africa Violence United States Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
November 3, 2016 Maroc et Sahara occidental : à l’ONU, le Maroc est requis de libérer Abdelkader Belliraj et de lui accorder réparation News Africa Morocco Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
November 2, 2016 Sierra Leone: "Your name is John Bosco? With that name you should not be in prison." News Africa Sierra Leone Two years ago the World Health Organization declared that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was over. The epidemic caused about 4,000 deaths and over 14,000 cases of infection.
October 27, 2016 Sénégal : des prisonniers boulangers News Africa Senegal Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
October 27, 2016 Madagascar Investigations Africa The association Grandir Dignement has, since 2009, been intervening in the cases of some of the 692 children detained in Malagasy prisons, providing professional training, legal counselling and educational monitoring, as well as bringing about improvements in their living conditions and fighting ag…
