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China: cien días después, se deben respetar los derechos de los jóvenes de Hong Kong detenidos

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Asia Minors Access to legal rights Justice China

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Source: Amnistía Internacional

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United Kingdom: CT child advocate report, adult prison system is no place for minors

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Coronavirus Europe Minors Access to legal rights Mental health Material conditions United Kingdom
The 18-year-old didn’t want to be in jail, he told Department of Correction officials one day in 2019, as he covered the window in his cell with a sheet and mattress. He wanted to be with his family. He was being held in a “Restrictive Housing Unit” at Manson Youth Institution in Cheshire, confined…

Source: The CT mirror

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United States: advocates file complaint over Texas youth prison conditions

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North America Minors Access to legal rights Justice Mental health Material conditions Violence United States
Detainees in Texas’ juvenile prisons suffer from frequent physical and sexual abuse, inadequate mental healthcare and high rates of staff turnover, two youth advocacy groups wrote in a federal complaint Wednesday. The rights of the hundreds of youths detained in five secure facilities around the st…

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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United States: conditions at South Carolina juvenile facility unconstitutional

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North America Minors Access to legal rights Justice Mental health Material conditions Violence United States
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued notice on February 5, 2020 that it has found the “totality of the conditions, practices, and incidents” it discovered at Broad River Road Complex (BRRC), South Carolina’s long-term juvenile commitment facility, violated the juveniles’ Fourteenth Amendment…

Source: Prison legal news

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Dura crítica del Defensor del Pueblo a la crueldad en las cárceles españolas

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Europe Minors Mental health Spain

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: Diario16

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Cameroon : à Douala, déboires et espoirs des mineurs de la prison

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Africa Coronavirus Minors Health Cameroon

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Biocamer

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Argentina: plan de continuidad pedagógica en las cárceles

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South America Minors Activities Argentina

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: La Verdad

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Israel: Middle East Monitor UN officials call on Israel to release Palestinian children from prison

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Coronavirus Minors Middle East Israel
In a joint press statement sent to MEMO on Sunday, senior UN officials have called on Israel to release Palestinian children from prison in the light of the spread of Covid-19. “We are seriously concerned over the continued detention of Palestinian children by the Israeli authorities,” said Jamie M…

Source: Middle Esat Monitor

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South Africa: plans under way to remove babies of offenders from East London prison after Covid-19 outbreak

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Africa Coronavirus Women Minors South Africa
The correctional services department is making plans for babies of two offenders at an East London female prison to be taken to their mothers’ families after cases of Covid-19 at the correctional facility. There are 26 confirmed coronavirus cases at the East London Correctional Centre. Three are in…

Source: Times Live

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Bolivia: resolución prohíbe el ingreso de niños a cárceles que no tengan espacios seguros

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South America Minors Bolivia

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Source: Eju TV

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France: prison pour mineurs de Meyzieu: un établissement "en surchauffe"?

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Europe Minors Overcrowding France

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Le Progrès

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France: femmes détenues et inégalités dans la population carcérale

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North America Women Europe Minors Health France

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: France Culture