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October 14, 2016

Australia : detaining high-risk terrorism offenders after jail term ends 'violates human rights'

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Oceania Access to legal rights Justice Australia

Australian human rights groups say proposed law effectively extends a prisoner’s sentence without the benefit of a trial. Australian human rights groups have raised concerns over a proposed government bill that would allow for the continued detention of “high-risk terrorist” offenders at the end of…

October 13, 2016

Philippines : 39 injured in Manila City Jail noise barrage

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Asia Philippines

Thirty five inmates and four jailguards of the Manila City Jail were injured on Thursday after a noise barrage was held against Jail Warden Supt. Gerald Bantag. A report of GMA News’ Susan Enriquez on “24 Oras” said members of Batang City Jail staged the noise barrage in protest of Bantag’s orders…

October 13, 2016

Philippines : à Manille, les détenus manifestent contre le directeur de la prison

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Asia Drugs Protest Philippines

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October 13, 2016

Philippines : inmates protest at Manila City Jail over segregation of drug suspects

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Protest Philippines

Prisoners at Manila City Jail staged what authorities called a “noise barrage” on Thursday (Oct 13), protesting against the segregation of drug suspects from the general prison population, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said. According to local reports, the agency’s statement sai…

October 13, 2016

États-Unis : révélations sur les séquelles psychiques de la torture américaine

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Torture United States

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October 13, 2016

Philippines : two hurt as Manila City Jail inmates hold noise barrage vs. warden

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Philippines

Two inmates sustained minor wounds while climbing the roof of the Manila City Jail as a noise barrage was held on Thursday in what appeared to be a call for the ouster of the warden. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Senior Inspector Henry Fabro said an investigation is being conducted…

October 13, 2016

Turquie : la torture de retour, et dans les prisons de femmes

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Women Europe Torture Turkey

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October 12, 2016

Japon : un grand pas vers l’abolition de la peine capitale

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Asia Death penalty Japan

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October 12, 2016

Uganda : government to build 1000-capacity jails annually to cut down congestion

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Africa Facilities Uganda

Kampala — Uganda Prison Services is to build a 1000-inmate capacity prison annually starting this year in order to cut down congestion, the Internal Affairs minister has announced. Maj Gen Jeje Odongo, who was accompanied by state minister Mario Obiga Kania and prison officers made his maiden visit…

October 12, 2016

Details of New Zealand prison fight club revealed in official report

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New Zealand

Dozens of men stand around and watch as a pair of inmates throw wild punches, kicks, knees and elbows at each other. When one man goes down, another steps in immediately and the winner takes on his next challenger.

October 12, 2016

Suisse : un guide sur les droits des détenus est boudé

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Europe Access to legal rights Switzerland

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October 12, 2016

France : prolifération de rats en prison

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Europe France

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October 11, 2016

Afghanistan : most Afghan women serve sentences in elders' homes, not prisons

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Women Afghanistan

When 18-year-old Fawzia was convicted of elopement and adultery, a local Afghan court in the southeastern province of Paktika sentenced her to jail. She soon discovered that she would not be serving the 18-month sentence in a government-run prison, but in the house of a tribal elder where she would…

October 10, 2016

En Ukraine de l'Est, les prisons se transforment peu à peu en goulags

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Europe Ukraine

Un récent rapport de l’ONG de protection des droits de l’homme Eastern Human Rights Group a dénoncé les conditions de vie des 5 000 prisonniers qui peuplent les établissements pénitentiaires de l’Est de l’Ukraine, dans les oblasts de Louhansk et Donetsk. Depuis la sécession de ces territoires en 20…

October 9, 2016

Ukrainian wars prisoners languish in limbo on both sides

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Ukraine

Just three days after Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Lazarenko was taken prisoner in the war in Ukraine’s east, a peace agreement was signed under which the sides agreed to an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange. A year and a half later, his wife still waits desperately for his return.

October 8, 2016

États-Unis : et la Californie inventa la prison payante !

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United States

Certains condamnés peuvent choisir de purger leur peine dans une prison municipale plus confortable que celle du comté. À condition de payer… (…) En Californie, certains individus ont le droit – avec l’aval du juge – de choisir le lieu de leur détention. Ils peuvent décider d’aller dans l’établisse…

October 7, 2016

Guatemala : Attempted Uprising Highlights Lack of Control in Guatemala Prisons

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Central America and the Caribbean Guatemala

A prison riot in Guatemala highlights a broken system that continues to suffer from overcrowding, rising violence and a lack of organizational leadership – all of which likely exacerbates the nation’s gang problems. The riot occurred on October 6 at the high-security Boquerón prison in the Santa Ro…

October 7, 2016

L'Italie regarde ses prisons en face

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Europe Italy

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October 6, 2016

Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories : when hunger is the only option

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Middle East Israel

Mariam al-Hih received a distressing phone call from her son Omar last month. Omar was going on hunger strike to protest how Israel had locked him up without charge or trial. As many other parents have done in similar situations, Mariam pleaded with Omar not to proceed with his hunger strike. “I to…

October 6, 2016

New Zealand : Serco failure won't end privatisation

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New Zealand

A damning report on Serco’s management of Mt Eden Correctional Facility will not spell the end of privately run prisons or further contracts for Serco, the Government says.

October 6, 2016

France : l'État enjoint d’intensifier la dératisation dans la prison de Fresnes

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Europe France

L’administration pénitentiaire doit intensifier la dératisation de la prison de Fresnes, poursuivre “dans les meilleurs délais” toutes les mesures nécessaires pour bétonner les zones sableuses de l’établissement et reboucher les égouts par lesquels les rats peuvent s’infiltrer au sein de l’établiss…

October 5, 2016

UK : Juliet Lyon, ‘If the state takes away your liberty, it must keep you safe’

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United Kingdom

The almost 17 years Juliet Lyon spent as director of the Prison Reform Trust before stepping down in July was good preparation for her new role as chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAP). With figures last month showing violence and death in English and Welsh prisons at a…

October 3, 2016

France : l'État poursuivi en justice pour l'insalubrité de la prison de Fresnes

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Europe France

Des rats qui pullulent dans les cellules et les coursives, des lits infestés de punaises et de cafards… L’Observatoire international des prisons (OIP) a décidé de poursuivre l’État en justice pour faire cesser l’insalubrité au centre pénitentiaire de Fresnes (Val-de-Marne). La requête en référé-lib…

October 3, 2016

Senegal : child prisoners learn fencing to stay out of trouble

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Africa Senegal

Inside Senegal’s state penitentiary, jailed minors form an orderly queue. They are being driven away from the prison in Thiès to enter a studio and fight. Senegal is experimenting with a new form of restorative justice where these child prisoners – whose offenses range from violence to theft – are…