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Spain: The State of Alarm Cannot Limit the Rights of Detainees

We must not forget that the rights of people in detention, which are recognized in the Criminal Procedure Act, are still in force and cannot be restricted in any way as a result of the state of alarm.

Spain , detention
May 04, 2020 • Rights International Spain
ECHR Condemns Romania for Refusing To Provide Education to a Detainee

In a Romanian prison, access to secondary education was refused for an inmate based on cost arguments. Read the takeaways of the related ECHR case about guaranteeing access to education for people in the penitentiary system.

Romania , detention , education , ECHR , violation , prison
March 28, 2019 • The Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Romania – the Helsinki Committee
Why Immigration Detention Should be Avoided

Despite evidence of its damaging effects and the many promising alternatives that exist, immigration detention is expanding in Europe.

migration , detention , alternatives to detention , Europe , right to liberty
February 26, 2019 • LibertiesEU
EU Complicit in Human Rights Abuses in Libya

A new report by Human Rights Watch accuses the EU of supporting Libya’s anti-migrant policies, which are contributing to a cycle of “extreme abuse”, including arbitrary detention, torture, sexual violence, extortion...

migration , EU , Libya , Human Rights Watch , detention , torture
January 21, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Positive Trends in Hopeful Mid-Year Report on Italy's prisons

Criminal activity has not increased. The number of foreign detainees is decreasing. The measures adopted to foster the inclusion of foreigners are showing results.

Antigone , report , detention
August 14, 2018 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
Beyond Surrender: Issues Surround Use of European Arrest Warrant in Lithuania

A new study by Liberties member the Human Rights Monitoring Institute finds ongoing issues with the application of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) in Lithuania.

human rights , European Arrest Warrant , detention , Lithuania
August 08, 2018 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute
Was It Murder? Activists Probe an Old Case of Police Violence in Germany

Two Italian lawyers are teaming up with a civilian-led organisation to solve a case of suspected murder at a police station in Germany.

Police violence , Germany , Italy , Abuse , impunity , detention , migration , asylum
March 05, 2018 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
​From Overcrowding to Dirty Mattresses: A Visit to Lampedusa

A year after his first visit, Italy's national guarantor of the rights of people deprived of liberty went back to Lampedusa and uncovered the same intolerable living conditions that he had previously reported.

migrants , hotspots , Lampedusa , detention , administrative detention , migration
February 05, 2018 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
Torture Committee Publishes Report on Lithuania

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture has just published the report on its visit to Lithuania. Even though fewer and fewer people find themselves in detention, many convicts and detainees are still held...

Lithuania , CPT , detention , Prevention of torture
February 05, 2018 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute
Torture, Hotspots & Partnering With Libya: UN Voices Concerns to Italy

The United Nations Committee against Torture has adopted its concluding observations on Italy’s situation and recognised many of the issues submitted by Liberties member Antigone in its report.

torture , United Nations , UN , prison , detention
January 09, 2018 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
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