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

May 04, 2020 • by Patricia Goicoechea, Rights International Spain

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.
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- Spain
- detention
ECHR Condemns Romania for Refusing To Provide Education to a Detainee

March 28, 2019 • by Dollores Benezic, The Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Romania – the Helsinki Committee

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.
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- Romania
- ECHR
- education
- prison
- detention
- violation
Why Immigration Detention Should be Avoided

February 26, 2019 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

Despite evidence of its damaging effects and the many promising alternatives that exist, immigration detention is expanding in Europe.
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Positive Trends in Hopeful Mid-Year Report on Italy's prisons

August 14, 2018 • by Flaminia Delle Cese, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Criminal activity has not increased. The number of foreign detainees is decreasing. The measures adopted to foster the inclusion of foreigners are showing results.
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Beyond Surrender: Issues Surround Use of European Arrest Warrant in Lithuania

August 08, 2018 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

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.
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Was It Murder? Activists Probe an Old Case of Police Violence in Germany

March 05, 2018 • by Luna Lara Liboni, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Two Italian lawyers are teaming up with a civilian-led organisation to solve a case of suspected murder at a police station in Germany.
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- asylum
- Italy
- Abuse
- Germany
- detention
- migration
- Police violence
- impunity
From Overcrowding to Dirty Mattresses: A Visit to Lampedusa

February 05, 2018 • by Federica Brioschi, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

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.
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Torture, Hotspots & Partnering With Libya: UN Voices Concerns to Italy

January 09, 2018 • by Valeria Pescini, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

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.
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- UN
- torture
- United Nations
- prison
- detention
'Look Beyond' Takes You Inside Italy's Juvenile Detention Facilities

January 05, 2018 • by Valeria Pescini, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

Liberties member Antigone has released its fourth report on Italian penal institutions for minors, entitled 'Guardiamo oltre' (Look Beyond).
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- Italy
- minors
- prison
- detention
- juvenile detention
Madrid Offers Alternatives to the Detention of Migrants

July 21, 2017 • by Rights International Spain

The City Council has published its road map to avoid the detention of migrants, and to protect the human rights of detainees in cases where detention can't be avoided.
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- migrants
- immigration
- Spain
- detention
- Madrid

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