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Palestinian organizations denounce torture in Israeli prisons

Published on: March 5, 2025
09:25

Ramallah, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Commission for Prisoners and Former Prisoners Affairs has once again accused Israeli prison authorities of committing torture and harassment against detainees in their jails.

Uruguay suffers prison overcrowding

Published on: January 29, 2025
09:01

Montevideo, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) According to data released on the prison population and the difficult social reintegration of inmates, at least 25,000 people could have been in prison in Uruguay in 2024.

Angolan president pardons more than 50 convicts

Published on: December 25, 2024
09:24

Luanda, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) Angolan President João Lourenço pardoned 51 inmates serving sentences in the country's prisons. The pardon will be effective from January 1, 2025.

Uruguayan Parliament to debate crisis in prison system

Published on: October 7, 2024
09:36

Montevideo, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Interior Minister Nicolás Martinelli will report to Parliament on the death of six inmates in a fire in the country's largest prison on September 25th, although his appearance will be centered on the crisis in the Uruguayan prison system.

Uruguay’s prison population grew

Published on: September 5, 2024
11:54

Montevideo, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) The prison population grew during 2023 in Uruguay, a country that currently has one of the highest prisoner rates per capita in the continent.

Palestinian prisoners denounce Israel’s hunger policy

Published on: June 27, 2024
09:17

Ramallah, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Prisoners Club condemned the torture and starvation policy adopted against thousands of Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons.

Ecuadorian Ombudsman reports death of inmates

Published on: May 30, 2024
09:37

Quito, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian Ombudsman's Office reported 24 deaths inside prisons and called upon the Government for urgent actions to guarantee and protect the rights of prisoners.

Armed Forces continue present at Ecuador’s penitentiaries

Published on: April 25, 2024
17:54

Quito, Apr 25 (Prensa Latina) Military interventions continue today at Ecuador's prisons as part of a declaration of internal armed conflict and amid an energy crisis that has caused long blackouts in the country.

Dominican prisons overcrowded by 116 percent, report says

Published on: March 14, 2024
00:30

Santo Domingo, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Dominican prisons are overpopulated by 116 percent with about 26,000 inmates concentrated in all 46 prisons nationwide, with capacity for about 12,000 prisoners, the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) reported.

Torture and confinement: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison

Published on: February 18, 2024
07:13

Ramallah, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) The Commission for Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs on Sunday condemned the increased torture and confinement practices by the Israel Prison Service (IPS) since October 2023.

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