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June 18, 2017

Sudan: thirst, poor food in South Darfur prison

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Material conditions Sudan

Inmates of the Korea Prison, south of Nyala, capital of South Darfur, reportedly suffer from thirst and poor services, especially meals, during the fasting month of Ramadan.

June 18, 2017

Sudan: thirst, poor food in South Darfur prison

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Material conditions Sudan

Inmates of the Korea Prison, south of Nyala, capital of South Darfur, reportedly suffer from thirst and poor services, especially meals, during the fasting month of Ramadan.

June 12, 2017

Forgotten prisoners

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Central America and the Caribbean Pre-trial detention Health Material conditions Overcrowding Haiti

Prisoners are waiting. Most of them will never be judged because their files are missing. Many will die. Seyi Rhodes is a journalist. He comments some pictures he has shot.

June 9, 2017

Antigua and Barbuda: adjudicator takes note of harsh prison conditions

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Material conditions Overcrowding Antigua & Barbuda

High Court Justice Iain Morley has joined the many critics of prison conditions in concluding that overcrowding there has the potential to cause the easy spread of disease.

May 23, 2017

RDC : conditions difficiles des détenus de la prison centrale de Kongolo

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Africa Material conditions Congo - Kinshasa

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May 22, 2017

Swaziland: probe into 'inhumane' jail conditions

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Africa Material conditions Torture Eswatini

A United Nations group is investigating prison conditions in Swaziland amid reports of inhumane conditions.

May 22, 2017

Swaziland: probe into 'inhumane' jail conditions

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Africa Material conditions Eswatini

A United Nations group is investigating prison conditions in Swaziland amid reports of inhumane conditions.

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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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

Alabama inmates riot, damage jail over bad food

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Material conditions Protest United States

Seven Alabama jail inmates are facing additional charges after a riot to express their dissatisfaction with the food served at the lockup, according to AL.com.

April 26, 2017

Romania: Europe rights court blasts Romania prison conditions

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Europe Justice Material conditions Romania

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday (25 April) took Romania to task for its dismal prison conditions, saying they could be considered inhumane and degrading.

April 19, 2017

Aspen nonprofit arranges meals for starving prison inmates in Haiti

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Central America and the Caribbean Health Material conditions Haiti

Haiti Children working with other nonprofits, and Haitians to feed 4,200 prisoners living in dismal conditions

March 27, 2017

Chad : conditions de vie précaires des détenus, le budget de la nourriture détourné

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Africa Material conditions Chad

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March 25, 2017

RDC : à Kasumbalesa, conditions de vie difficiles à la prison centrale

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Africa Material conditions Congo - Kinshasa

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March 14, 2017

Odon Vallet : "dans les prisons du Bénin, il doit y avoir des livres sur un islam ouvert, car le risque de radicalisation est réel"

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Africa Health Material conditions Benin

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February 27, 2017

USA: private prison deprived inmates of heat and hot water for months, lawmaker finds

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Material conditions United States

The 284 women housed in C-dorm at Gadsden Correctional Institution in Quincy lived for months without hot water or heat, faced flooded bathrooms daily and endured water rations when the septic tanks were jammed with food waste.

February 23, 2017

Some inmates to get better conditions after overpopulation in Turkish jails due to Gülen case arrests

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Material conditions Overcrowding Turkey

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February 4, 2017

UN condemns poor prison conditions in Tunisia

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Justice Material conditions Tunisia

The living conditions in Tunisian prisons are horrible. Ben Emmerson, UN rapporteur on human rights and the fight against terrorism sounded the alarm during a meeting with Tunisian officials on Friday. He began by criticising widespread overcrowding in prisons across the country.

January 13, 2017

Conditions in detention: EU supports Prison Watch Sierra Leone with €284,000 towards monitoring and legal aid

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Material conditions Sierra Leone

On 13 January 2017 the project “Monitoring Access to Justice and Protecting Human Rights through Legal Aid Representation in Places of Detention”, implemented by Prison Watch Sierra Leone and with a budget of €284,000 over 24 months funded by the European Union Delegation to Sierra Leone through th…

December 19, 2016

Antigua's prisoners face rough conditions in colonial-era jail

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Material conditions Antigua & Barbuda

There is no running water, educational classes are suspended because infectious diseases have scared off the teachers and almost 400 inmates are squeezed into a site intended for 150 - minus one who escaped over the weekend. It is a Monday morning at 1735, Antigua and Barbuda’s national prison, whi…

December 19, 2016

France : mobilisation des avocats contre les conditions de détention à la prison de Fresnes

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Europe Material conditions France

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September 27, 2016

Kenya : one of the largest prisons has had no water for four days

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Africa Material conditions Kenya

For the fourth day running, the Naivasha Maximum Security Prison has had no water. This follows the disconnection of the institution’s power supply over an estimated Sh1.6 million in unpaid bills. The power is required to pump water from the institution’s borehole.

September 24, 2016

Council of Europe : prison conditions improving in Georgia

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Europe Material conditions Georgia

The Committee of Ministers in the Council of Europe said the current Georgian Government had addressed the issue of prison overcrowding. A special committee within the Council of Europe (CoE) has released a document assessing the improving situation in Georgia’s prisons and the efforts of the curre…

September 21, 2016

RDC : les détenus de la prison de Kalemie manquent de nourriture

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Africa Material conditions Congo - Kinshasa

Les 622 pensionnaires de la prison centrale de Kalemie manquent de nourriture. La direction de la prison décrit une situation préoccupante, indiquant avoir reçu les vivres pour la dernière fois en juin. Cette maison carcérale conçue pour 250 prisonniers a récemment reçu 23 nouveaux prisonniers. Ell…