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Russia: human rights activists have spent 30 years fighting for better privacy and cleaner facilities, but ‘holes in the floor’ persist
In recent weeks, the Russian authorities arrested thousands of demonstrators at protests across the country, sentencing hundreds to several days or weeks in jail. For many of these people, behind bars for the first time in their lives, state custody was a uniquely upsetting experience — particularl…
Algérie : des ONG se mobilisent contre la torture et les conditions de détention
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Arabia Saudí: la conmutación de la pena de muerte impuesta a tres activistas chiíes detenidos cuando eran adolescentes, un avance positivo
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España: ”es injusto y desproporcionado que Pablo Hasél entre en la cárcel”
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Pakistán: una sentencia del Tribunal Supremo prohíbe las ejecuciones de personas con discapacidad mental
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Rusia: liberen a Aleksei Navalny, envenenado, detenido y condenado injustamente
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Arabia Saudí: la liberación de la defensora de los derechos de las mujeres Loujain al Hathloul llega con mucho retraso
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Chile: interno de cárcel de La Serena se suicida tras acosos de gendarmes por su orientación sexual
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Chile: siguen los abusos en gendarmería, ahora torturan a interna trans en cárcel de Arica
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Iran : huit prisonniers baloutches et arabes ahwazis sont en danger, dans un contexte de hausse inquiétante des exécutions
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Russia: number of inmates decreases
The number of convicts held in correctional system facilities has decreased in Russia up to 482,000 people by the beginning of 2021, the Supreme Court’s head Vyacheslav Lebedev announced Tuesday. According to the highest instance’s Chairman, the number of detainees continues to decline. Last year,…
Germany: unsuccessful constitutional complaint challenging electronic monitoring of persons released from prison (‘electronic tagging’)
In an order published today, the Second Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court held that the statutory provisions on the electronic monitoring of persons released from prison are compatible with the Basic Law.Iran: hell in south Tehran, juvenile prisoners speak out
“The situation is terrible. The water is undrinkable, the washing facilities are faulty, and bathroom breaks are rationed. There’s hot water for half an hour a day. The ward is dirty and full to bursting. A ladleful of lentils and stones, and frozen rotten sausages, is all we get to eat. There are…Luxembourg : quelle stratégie de vaccination pour les personnes en prison?
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Afghanistan : selon l’ONU, les tortures continuent dans les prisons
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Guinée : "décédé de mort naturelle" un constat qui se multiplie à la prison de Conakry en Guinée
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Italie: en prison avec des djihadistes, Cesare Battisti démarre une grève de la faim
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Venezuela: Amnistía Internacional nombra presos de conciencia a cinco miembros de la ONG humanitaria Azul Positivo
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Hong Kong: la detención masiva de figuras de la oposición pone de relieve la capacidad represiva de la ley de seguridad nacional
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Rusia: detenciones de personas que protestaban pacíficamente
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Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi y otras personas, detenidas en el golpe militar en curso
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