Prison Conditions

End institutional racism in the Austrian criminal justice system - 9 April 2009

Institutional racism in the Austrian police and judicial organs is resulting in their failure to provide the same quality of service to all persons.

Police abuse goes unchecked in France - 2 April 2009

French police have been accused of committing gross human rights violations – often against ethnic minorities – for which they are seldom brought to just

France must do more for victims of police ill-treatment - 2 April 2009

Allegations of human rights violations by police officers in France include racist abuse, excessive use of force, beatings and unlawful killings.

Border guards die in custody in Bangladesh - 27 March 2009

Four detained border guards have died in Bangladesh in the past two weeks.

Migrants languish in detention in US - 26 March 2009

The US immigrant-detention population has surged in the past decade, resulting in a lack of due process that has driven some detainees to attempt suicide.

Deaths in custody in Iran highlight prison authorities' disregard for life - 20 March 2009

The death in custody of an internet blogger in Iran on Wednesday raised renewed fears that prisoners in the country are being denied medical treatment, possibly as a

Thirteen die in Mozambican police cell - 20 March 2009

At least 13 people have died while held in custody in an overcrowded police cell in Mozambique.

Transparency on Bagram detentions needed from Obama administration - 10 March 2009

A US federal judge has ordered the US government to provide updated information on the detainees held in Bagram airbase in Afghanistan by 11 March.

Political prisoners set free in Myanmar - 24 February 2009

Twenty-four political prisoners have been set free in Myanmar after the government announced that it would release 6,313 prisoners. 

Binyam Mohamed released from Guantánamo - 24 February 2009

UK resident Binyam Mohamed has been released from detention in Guantánamo Bay and allowed to return to the UK.