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May 24, 2021 Samuel Ben Turay This second article is certainly going to provide additional information supporting the previous publication two weeks ago . I have indeed come to the conclusion that Africa does not only need good leaders but as well strong institutions that are capable enough to intervene in some of their governments areas of concerns. It might probably too late for the establishment of the Centre of Ex-Inmates Programme (CEP) NGO, in one hand but many believe that, it is better...

Whanganui Prison staff ordered to cease use of "dry cells" and improve knowledge of LGBTQI+ issues after treatment of transgender inmate.

New President, Lawmakers Should Promptly Adopt Laws, Regulations Ecuadors newly sworn-in President Guillermo Lasso leaves the National Assembly after his inauguration ceremony in Quito, Ecuador on May 24, 2021. © 2021 Jonatan Rosas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (Washington, DC) – The newly elected President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, who took office on May 24, 2021, and the Ecuadorean National Assembly should prioritize implementing Constitutional Cour...

The writer is a legal adviser for the International Commission of Jurists. IT has been more than 10 years since Pakistan ratified the ICCPR and the Convention against Torture, and even longer since it became party to other core UN human rights treaties such as CEDAW and ICESCR. By becoming party to these treaties, Pakistan undertook an obligation that binds all branches of the state to promote, respect, protect and fulfil human rights. However, there still remains confusion regarding Pakistan�...

Human Rights Watch Families of women and children with ties to suspected members of the Islamic State (ISIS) who were recently repatriated to Tunisia say that all of the women are in detention, Human Rights Watch said today. Some have faced abuse, have contracted Covid-19, and have been denied their rights. The Tunisian authorities should immediately ensure that all repatriated women are treated humanely, receive necessary medical treatment, and are granted their full due process rights while i...

Liberia: US Human Rights Report Cites Arbitrary Killings, Detention, Judicial Lapses Liberia: US Human Rights Report Cites Arbitrary Killings, Detention, Judicial Lapses Share Washington – The US State Department’s annual Human Rights Report for 2020 has highlighted significant issues of arbitrary killings, detention and major lapses within the judiciary branch of government. In the report released this week, the report cites arbitrary killings by police; cases of cruel, inhuman, or degradi...

The United Nations People incarcerated across the world are being “disproportionately affected” by the COVID-19 pandemic according to a UN expert on prison reform. On Wednesday, the impact of the virus in prison settings is being discussed at the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice which is underway in Kyoto, Japan. Philipp Meissner is a prison reform expert at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). UN News spoke to him ahead of the event in which he is participatin...

10 March 2021 Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 Prison authorities have repeatedly denied seriously ill Jehovahs Witness prisoner of conscience Shamil Khakimov the specialised medical treatment he needs. The 70-year-old has a bad leg "which smells like rotten meat" and has had coronavirus symptoms. The UN Mandela Rules for prisoners treatment say medical decisions must be made by doctors, and the UN Human Rights Committee and the UN Committee against Torture have both called for Tajikistan to implement ...

5 March 2021 Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 Independent imam Sirojiddin Abdurahmonov, who was also jailed in 2010, was jailed in February for five and a half years along with an unknown number of others. Conscientious objector Rustamjon Norovs appeal against a three and a half year jail sentence is due on 11 March, and a judge has refused to explain why he allowed a Russian Orthodox nun with no connection to the case to testify for the prosecution. On 12 February, a court in the capital Dushanbe jail...

addisstandard 2021-02-19 OFC leaders & members from right: Bekele Gerba, Deputy Chairman, Prof. Merera Gudian, Chairman, Jawar Mohammed & Hamza Adane, both members, and Dejene Tafa, Execurity member. All exceopt Prof. Merera are in prison and on hunger srrike since Jan. 27. Photo: OFC By Siyanne Mekonnen  Addis Abeba, February 19/2021 – The Federal Attorney General (AG) has appealed at the Supreme Court to continue blocking the medical treatment of four of the imprisoned leaders and membe...