Gong Piqi, a retired army colonel and prominent prisoner of conscience, has died. His family believes he was tortured to death.
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Three demonstrators detained in Vietnam have been on a hunger strike since 5 September 2020 in protest of prison conditions and the involvement of authorities in abuses.
Read moreBook review of Black Warrant by Sunil Gupta and Sunetra Choudhary
Black Warrant is an honest memoir of a jailer in Asia's largest prison complex, India’s Tihar Jail, and provides an insider’s view on the corruption and injustice in the Indian prison system.
Read moreUN Voices Concern over Excessive Force Used by Security Forces in Madagascar Prison Break
The UN will assist the Malagasy government with its efforts to ensure an independent and impartial investigation into the August 2020 prison break, including the alleged excessive use of force violations against the security forces.
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With continued social distancing measures in place in the UK, some children in the country’s young offenders institutions (YOIs) have been locked in their cells for over 22 hours each day.
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