A new report reminds us that torture and other ill-treatment of prisoners are not aberrations; they are common, even routine, in many detention facilities around the world.
Posts Tagged “pretrial detention”
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Posted in: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: global campaign for pretrial justice, Kersty McCourt, pretrial detention, torture
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Nearly 10 million people—innocent or guilty—around the world are detained before trial, sometimes for months and even years. Infectious diseases such as HIV spread quickly in these settings, but few provide even basic health care.
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The police in Pakistan appear to be set up to ensure order and impose the dictates of power, rather than ensuring enforcement of the law and providing help to the masses.
Posted in: Asia, Rights & Justice
Topics: extrajudicial executions, Faisal Bari, Pakistan, police abuse, pretrial detention, torture
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It's an old story in Nigeria. Arrested, charged, and then...nothing. A recent study reported that more than 65% of Nigeria's prison population is being held awaiting trial—a legal limbo that, on average, lasts nearly four years. But a new initiative is working to change that.
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The police sector in Central Asia is in serious need of reform, but Western reform projects bring with them their own kinds of problems.
Posted in: Asia, Europe, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Justice
Topics: Central Asia, Cornelius Graubner, human rights, Kyrgyzstan, OSCE, police abuse, police reform, pretrial detention, Uzbekistan
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Some 10 million people pass through pretrial detention every year, many of them spending months or even years behind bars—without being tried or found guilty. It's a waste of human potential that undermines economic development.
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Mexico is struggling to leave behind an outdated and ineffective criminal justice system. One state, Morelos, has taken an unprecedented step.
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There is no credible evidence that demonstrates transferring youth into adult court reduces crime or recidivism. There is, however, considerable, disturbing research showing the physical and psychological harm that comes to the youngsters in an adult jail.
Posted in: Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: Baltimore, criminal justice, Diana Morris, juvenile justice, pretrial detention, prison
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A new model provides a step toward finally making the presumption of innocence—and the humane treatment that goes along with it—a reality in Mexico.
Posted in: Latin America & the Caribbean, Rights & Justice
Topics: Ana Aguilar, juvenile justice, Mexico, pretrial detention
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An eye-opening documentary follows two attorneys as they attempt to prove the innocence of a young man wrongfully accused of murder, taking viewers behind the scenes into Mexico’s prisons and courtrooms.