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Rusia: justicia rusa decreta prisión preventiva para Pivovarov a la espera de que se celebre el juicio en su contra
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Chile: un tribunal dicta prisión contra un teniente del Ejército chileno por torturas
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France : en prison, on se suicide dans l’indifférence
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Europe: the long road to human dignity
ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Here, Maïté de Rue discusses the overuse of pre-trial detention in Europe and its consequences.
India: remote hearings and the rights of accused persons
ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Madhurima Dhanuka discusses the impact of remote hearings on fair trials.
Kenya: finding Kafka in the criminal justice system
ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Gilbert M. Omware, Defence lawyer and criminal justice researcher, discusses the injustices faced by vulnerable group…
France: women in prison and gender-based violence
As of January 2020, women represent 3.6% of the total incarcerated population. Across 187 French correctional facilities, only three exclusively house women. Yet more women than men are sentenced to prison terms exceeding ten years. What role does gender-based violence play in the incarceration of…España: La única cárcel para curas del mundo estaba en Zamora: celdas de 5m², torturas y el método del gusano
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España: los suicidios en las cárceles aumentan con la pandemia
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España: ¿Por qué las mujeres son menos del 8% de la población reclusa en España? Así son las cárceles femeninas en nuestro país
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Guatemala: sangriento motín en cárcel de Guatemala deja siete reos decapitados
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España: cuatro de las 12 operaciones contra el yihadismo en 2021 en España tuvieron lugar en cárceles
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Géorgie : tuberculose, les prisons, viviers pour les souches multirésistantes
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Cameroun : deux personnes transgenres condamnées à de la prison ferme
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China: welfare petition with 100,000 signatures pours heat on Hong Kong prison bosses to protect inmates from sweltering weather
The drive, initiated by rights group Wall-fare which was set up by former opposition lawmaker Shiu Ka-chun, urges measures such as cold water, improved ventilation and extra showers.
