Panorama Seen in the press

Seen in the press

Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale.

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June 14, 2017

Bénin : une nouvelle prison moderne mise en service à Abomey

*This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

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April 10, 2017

Bénin: mouvements d’humeur de prisonnier à la prison civile de Natitingou

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

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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"

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

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February 14, 2017

Bénin : la réinsertion des détenus reste une chimère

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

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February 14, 2017

Au Bénin, la réinsertion des détenus reste une chimère

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

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January 16, 2017

Benin: death row prisoners held in cruel limbo

Prisoners on death row in Benin are languishing in a cruel limbo after a court decision last year effectively abolished the death penalty, but failed to commute existing death sentences, said Amnesty International in a new report today.

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May 3, 2016

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

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

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January 18, 2016

Benin prison conditions dire

Geneva - UN experts voiced alarm on Monday at disturbing and cramped conditions in Benin detention facilities, including poor access to water and food, and urged the west African country to immediately reduce overcrowding.

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July 5, 2015

Conditions inhumaines des détenus béninois : Michel ADJAKA dénonce la mauvaise foi du gouvernement

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

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August 15, 2014

Bénin inside #3 : un jour en prison, donner, recevoir

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.