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France: en prison, gérer le coronavirus à huis clos
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Belgium: les visites en prison suspendues jusqu’au 3 avril en raison du coronavirus
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Honduras: suspenden visitas en cárceles de Honduras para prevenir contagio de coronavirus
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Colombia: se suspenden las visitas a todas las cárceles del país
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Brazil: évasions en masse de détenus suite aux mesures anti-coronavirus
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China: le coronavirus, une menace pour les camps ouïghours
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China: finds spike in coronavirus cases in jails, officials fired
The infections found in the two jails, in the northern province of Shandong and the eastern province of Zhejiang, made up most of the 258 newly confirmed cases on Thursday outside the central province of Hubei, where the most cases have occurred.China: Coronavirus Covid-19, quelque 500 contaminés dans les prisons chinoises, nouveau foyer de contagion
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Africa: coronavirus, prison fever
The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 09…Americas: coronavirus, prison fever
The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31…
Asia: coronavirus, prison fever
The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31…
Middle East: coronavirus, prison fever
The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31…
Oceania: coronavirus, prison fever
The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 11…
Italy : Antigone calls for solution
The last weeks have been devastating for prisoners in Italy. The overcrowded Italian prison system found itself unprepared for the sanitary situation caused by the Coronavirus outbreak. Antigone is an Italian human rights NGO focusing on the penal and penitentiary systems. They monitored the situat…
Women in prison: a "tough place"
Women and girls make up 7% of the global prison population, in various proportions. While they represent 3% in African countries, it goes up to 8 % in the Americas, and 6 % in Europe. The highest proportions are found in Hong Kong-China (21%), Laos (18%) or Qatar (15%).Spain: justícia pondrá fin a las “zonas ciegas” en las cárceles catalanas
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Argentina: negociar en desventaja por la presión de estar detenido
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Mexico: mujeres padecen el olvido en las cárceles
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Argentina: profundizan las tareas de prevención del dengue en las cárceles bonaerenses
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