
This month's media summary report includes news about extradition, parole and sentencing, unsentenced prisoners, as well as other news on prisons.
This month's media summary report includes news about extradition, parole and sentencing, unsentenced prisoners, as well as other news on prisons.
"...following the detention of an opposition lawyer, peaceful demonstrations took place on 16th February 2011 in the Eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, ...demonstrations ... were violently suppressed by security forces ... the court orders ... (Libya) (to) refrain from any action that would result in loss of life or violation of physical integrity of persons ... "
Decree Law No. 201114 dated 23 March 2011, relating to the provisional organization of the public authorities
Draft report prepared for the Child Rights Information Network, March 2011
The media reports include issues within the topics of governance & corruption; extradition; law reform; parole & sentencing and South Africans imprisoned abroad.
This newsletter focuses on the need for prison law reform in Mozambique.
This report by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) considers Niger's recent history and includes a range of human rights recommendations, based on Niger's constitution and the new electoral code.
by Emeka E. Obioha, Department of Safety and Security Management, Tshwane University of Technology. In J Soc Sci, 27(2): 95-109 (2011). "In order to deal finally with prison congestion, this paper suggests that the decongestion committee needs to be strengthened in its work by changing their periodic visit to the prisons to be more regular and frequent, more prison yards need to be built, more non-governmental organizations should be encouraged and allowed to visit the prisons to monitor the activities there, from which they can make an input in form of suggestions to the various reform committees on what to do.
Presentation by James Mwanje, Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons, Case Backlog Quick Win Review Meeting, Kampala
This month's media summary report includes news about extradition, parole and sentencing and prison related news from other African countries.
This submission addresses the Department of Correctional Services’ responses to the comments made by stakeholders on the Correctional Matters Amendment Bill during the public hearings of 25 January 2011.
The presentation is a evaluation of the functions, interaction and effectiveness of the Independent Prison Visitors System (IPV system) in order to determine whether the system is functioning in accordance with its purpose and mandate.
This report by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) os an attempt systematically to document the status of gender integration within the security sectors in member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
In this issue, media reports are covered under the topics of governance and corruption; awaiting trial prisoners; parole and sentencing; South African imprisoned abroad and prisoners' rights
The submission to the South African Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services deals with the Correctional Matters Amendment Bill.
This is the statement that the Community Law Centre (predecessor of the Dullah Omar Institute) made a the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, which was held from 10 to 24 November 2010. The submission addresses the issue of children deprived of liberty in South Africa.
The Human Rights Committee has found that South Africa violated a prisoner’s rights not to be tortured or treated in a cruel, inhuman or degrading manner and to be treated with humanity and respected when deprived of liberty. South Africa was also found to have violated its obligation to investigate and remedy the violation of those rights.
This policy document seeks to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of persons in custody of the South African Police Service (SAPS). It contains instructions which will eventually be incorporated into SAPS National Orders. The commentary provided does not form part of the instructions, but is intended to give guidance to members.
Human Rights Watch, November 2010
This month’s summary includes articles on governance & corruption, awaiting trial prisoners, parole & sentencing, prisoners’ rights and prison developments in other parts of Africa.
PRÉAMBULE Nous, Peuple nigérien souverain - Résolu à consolider les acquis de la République et de l'indépendance nationale proclamées respectivement le 18 décembre 1958 et le 3 août 1960 ainsi que ceux de la Conférence nationale souveraine qui a réuni du 29 juillet au 3 novembre 1991 l'ensemble des forces vives de la Nation ; - Résolu à bâtir un État de droit garantissant, d'une part, l'exercice des droits collectifs et individuels, la liberté, la justice, la dignité, l'égalité, la sûreté et le bien-être comme valeurs fondamentales de notre société et, d'autre part, l'alternance démocratique et la bonne gouvernance ; - Résolu à bâtir une nation unie, digne, pacifique, industrieuse et prospère ; - Profondément attaché aux valeurs de civilisation qui fondent notre personnalité ; - Soucieux de sauvegarder notre identité culturelle ; Proclamons notre attachement aux principes de la démocratie pluraliste et aux droits humains tels que définis par la Déclaration universelle des droits de l'Homme de 1948, le Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques de 1966, le Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels de 1966 et la Charte africaine des droits de l'Homme et des Peuples de 1981 ; Proclamons notre attachement aux instruments juridiques régionaux et internationaux de protection et de promotion des droits humains tels que signés et ratifiés par le Niger ; Réaffirmons notre attachement à l'Unité africaine et nous engageons à tout mettre en oeuvre pour réaliser l'intégration régionale et sous-régionale ; Exprimons notre volonté de coopérer dans l'amitié, l'égalité et le respect mutuel avec tous les peuples épris de paix, de justice et de liberté ; Réaffirmons notre opposition absolue à tout régime politique fondé sur la dictature, l'arbitraire, l'impunité, l'injustice, la corruption, la concussion, le régionalisme, l'ethnocentrisme, le népotisme, le pouvoir personnel et le culte de la personnalité ; Adoptons solennellement la présente Constitution, loi suprême de l'État à laquelle nous jurons respect, loyauté et fidélité et dont ce préambule est partie intégrante.
".. a murder suspect has a Constitutional Right to be released on bail. This is an inalienable right and can only be restricted by the court if there are compelling reasons for him not to be released"