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July 14, 2016

Cameroun : conditions de détention effroyables, voire tortures à mort, pour plus de 1,000 personnes accusées de soutenir Boko Haram

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Africa Material conditions Torture Violence Cameroon

En raison de la surpopulation qui règne dans la prison de Maroua, jusqu’à huit détenus y meurent chaque mois. Plus de 100 personnes, dont des femmes, ont été condamnées à mort par des tribunaux militaires.Les attaques de boko haram au Cameroun ont fait près de 500 morts en 2015.

July 6, 2016

Burundi : La prison de Ngozi travaille à améliorer l’hygiène

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Africa Material conditions Burundi

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July 5, 2016

Guinea: new criminal code drops death penalty but fails to tackle impunity and keeps repressive provisions

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Africa Guinea

Guinea’s National Assembly vote in favor of a new criminal code abolishing the death penalty is a significant step for human rights in the country, but the code contains provisions which will strengthen the impunity enjoyed by security personnel and repress the expression of dissent, Amnesty Intern…

July 1, 2016

Uganda : judiciary moves to end prison congestion

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Africa Uganda

To decongest East Africa’s most congested prisons in Uganda; the judiciary has sought and secured Shs 4bn. According to deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma, the money will help the cash-strapped judiciary run the limping criminal court sessions and reduce on the case backlog. “Each quarter, the judi…

June 22, 2016

Madagascar : maison de force de Tsiafahy. Surpopulation carcérale et sous effectif des agents pénitentiaires

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Africa Overcrowding Madagascar

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June 22, 2016

A Madagascar, les excréments des détenus recyclés en combustible

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Africa Madagascar

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June 21, 2016

Burkina Faso : "si on avait baissé les bras, nos prisons seraient presque vides"

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Africa Burkina Faso

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June 17, 2016

Uganda: do remand homes rehabilitate children?

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Africa Uganda

Children aged 12 - 18, who find themselves on the wrong side of the law, committing crimes that require more than just a caution, are detained in one of six remand homes gazetted for that purpose. If awaiting trial, the offending children are placed in Fort Portal, Gulu, Mbale, Masindi, Arua, or Na…

June 15, 2016

Prisons of Madagascar

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Africa Material conditions Overcrowding Madagascar

“Overcrowding, the stench of urine as soon as you cross the threshold, rats and vermin everywhere…” Virginie de Galzain

June 8, 2016

Au Burundi, des enfants emprisonnés pour des gribouillages

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Africa Burundi

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May 30, 2016

Cameroun : la prison centrale de Maroua sous pression de Boko Haram

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Africa Cameroon

Régulièrement pointé du doigt par certaines organisations non gouvernementales qui l’accusent de porter atteinte aux droits de l’homme dans sa guerre contre le terroriste Boko Haram, le Cameroun est plus que jamais confronté à la gestion des personnes détenues dans le cadre de ce conflit.

May 26, 2016

Gabon : La "Voix des Oubliés" à la prison d’Oyem

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Africa Gabon

Visiter les prisons pour y détecter les détenus préventifs, généralement indigents et sans avocat, dont les délais légaux de détention sont dépassés et trouver une solution à leur situation, est une des missions que s’est donnée l’ONG “La Voix des Oubliés” dont deux membres ont récemment séjourné à…

May 24, 2016

Tunisie: Que se passe-t-il dans la prison des femmes de la Manouba?

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Africa Women Tunisia

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May 24, 2016

Tunisie : que se passe-t-il dans la prison des femmes de la Manouba?

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Africa Women Tunisia

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May 17, 2016

En Tunisie, l’ombre de la torture est de retour

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Africa Torture Tunisia

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May 11, 2016

Algérie : bientôt le lancement du bracelet électronique

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Africa Alternatives Algeria

Le magistrat et membre de la Commission nationale de modernisation du secteur de la Justice, Ishak Derradj, a annoncé, ce mardi, le lancement prochain du bracelet électronique comme alternative à la détention provisoire.

May 4, 2016

Madagascar red-faced after mass jail breakout

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Africa Protest Madagascar

Prison officials in Madagascar were left red-faced on Tuesday after a mass escape which left over 30 inmates on the run on the Indian Ocean island nation.

May 4, 2016

Madagascar : prison officials left red-faced after mass jail breakout

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Africa Madagascar

Antananarivo - Prison officials in Madagascar were left red-faced on Tuesday after a mass escape which left over 30 inmates on the run on the Indian Ocean island nation.

May 3, 2016

Bénin : les détenus de la prison civile d’Abomey exigent le respect de leurs droits constitutionnels.

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Africa Material conditions Protest Benin

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April 29, 2016

The forgotten child prisoners of Sierra Leone

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Africa Sierra Leone

Child inmates are left to languish in prison with no visitors or legal assistance as many wait years for a trial. Sorie’s last day of freedom was a few weeks before his 14th birthday, when the well-to-do father of a girl he liked got word that his daughter had been hanging around with a street boy.

April 27, 2016

Uganda : government launches handbook to protect juveniles

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Africa Uganda

The Government of Uganda and UNICEF on Wednesday launched a child-friendly justice handbook to guide prosecutors and other actors in the criminal justice system, in handling child-related cases in a child-friendly and gender responsive manner. The handbook is produced by the Directorate of Public P…

April 26, 2016

Au Sénégal, les prisonniers vendent leur art sur Internet

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Africa Senegal

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April 25, 2016

Uganda : prisons use sports to encourage team spirit

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Africa Uganda

At the Murchison Bay prison, a section of the Luzira prison complex, those involved are mostly aged between 22 and 35. Louis Majwala is an inmate who heads the sports department. “We are confined in one place and we need ways to release stress, sports is one of them. There are many guys who are tal…

April 22, 2016

Les conditions inhumaines des prisons tunisiennes

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Africa Material conditions Tunisia

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