The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) held its 15th Extra-Ordinary Session, from 7 to 14 March 2014, in Banjul, The Gambia; which was convened to deal […]
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the African on Human Right and People’s Rights’ (ACHPR) resolution addressing the continual attacks on media workers in Somalia. Resolution 264: Resolution […]
On behalf of Prison Watch Sierra Leone in cooperation with Dignity – Danish Institute against Torture we present to you a completed version of the study titled Children and Juveniles […]
Nigeria and Mexico were reviewed during the 17th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group of the Human Rights Council. With many troubling human rights issues to be […]
Torture, ill-treatment and extrajudicial executions remain a very serious concern in Nigeria. In an effort to get international attention to the issues, Dr Uju Agomoh, executive director of PRAWA and […]
The number of prisons in the United States is on the decrease with 1.7 percent from last year. This has consistently been the case for three consecutive years. This is […]
Overcrowding is a basic issue reported in many prisons across Africa, Asia and Europe and America. For many years, ways of low-cost alternative to prisons have been sought. This is […]
The prisons in Germany are run solely by the federal states, although governed by a federal law. The aim of prison confinement in Germany is two fold: emphasis is placed […]