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Portugal: prisoners ‘of all kinds’ to be released as courts fail to meet judicial deadlines
Prisoners of all kinds – held on remand awaiting trial – are set to be released in the coming weeks because the courts have gone into basic paralysis. The trend has already started. A couple of weeks ago, the trial of dozens of Hells Angels was ‘post-poned indefinitely’ as defendants – many of whic…Portugal: quiere permitir que las cabinas telefónicas y móviles en las cárceles
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Portugal: anti-torture committee urges to tackle police ill-treatment and the poor treatment of prisoners
In a report on Portugal published today, the Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee urges the Portuguese authorities to take determined action to prevent police ill-treatment and to provide prisoners with safe and decent living conditions.