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December 30, 2020

'Sham trial' of Saudi women's activist Loujain al-Hathloul set to resume

The human rights campaigner was arrested almost two years ago.
December 10, 2020

UN expert calls for immediate release of Assange after 10 years of arbitrary detention

Mr Assange's prolonged solitary confinement is neither necessary nor proportionate and clearly lacks any legal basis, said Nils Melzer.
November 3, 2020

New statistics on deaths and self harm in prisons

To reduce ongoing harm we need to dramatically reduce the prison population, says INQUEST.
August 20, 2020

Continued severe COVID-19 regime restrictions 'risk psychological decline in prisoners'

Severe restrictions in prisons at times amount to solitary confinement and have created a real risk of psychological decline among prisoners, which needs to be addressed urgently, says the Prison Inspectorate.
August 1, 2020

New statistics on deaths and self-harm 'expose perilous state of prisons' in England

Every five days a person in prison takes their own life and self harm continues to be at record levels.
June 13, 2020

Coronavirus leaves young people in detention facilities 'highly vulnerable' to human rights abuses

Young people's rights are at risk through unlawful blanket bans on visits, the suspension of routine inspections, increased use of restraint and solitary confinement, and the vulnerability of those in detention to infection with COVID-19.
May 9, 2020

Charities say current situation in prisons 'neither sustainable nor humane'

Documents reveal that the government was warned in late March that as many as 3,500 people in prison could die during the pandemic.
April 3, 2020

Call for further early release to protect prisoners, staff and wider public

Prisons act as 'epidemiological pumps' which can drive the spread of disease among the wider community.
March 1, 2020

Prolonged solitary confinement amounts to psychological torture, says UN expert

A UN expert has expressed alarm at the excessive use of solitary confinement by correctional facilities in the United States.
January 22, 2020

Chief Inspector calls for major overhaul of harmful separation of children in custody

HM Inspectorate of Prisons has found 'fundamental flaws' in the use of separation in Young Offenders Institutions in England and Wales.