El Salvador committing ‘systematic’ abuses in gang purge: Amnesty | Human Rights News
Government has committed abuses such as torture, enforced disappearances in year-long gang crackdown, rights group says. Authorities in El Salvador
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HRW report on Pakistan’s overcrowded prisons highlights abuses | Prison News
Islamabad, Pakistan – A prominent rights group has raised alarm over Pakistan’s overcrowded prisons and called for reforms to the
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Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero heads to US for family reunion | Prison News
Rusesabagina was released last Friday after President Kagame commuted his sentence, following months of negotiations between Washington and Kigali. The
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South Africa shocked by prison break of rapist who faked death | Crime News
Recent DNA tests reveal a body found in a prison and believed to be the serial sex offender is someone
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El Salvador extends emergency powers in year-long gang crackdown | Prison News
Measures enjoy widespread support, but rights groups say they have led to arbitrary arrests and prison overcrowding. Lawmakers in El
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Iran signals US prisoner exchange could be close | Politics News
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran believes everything is ready for an exchange. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s foreign minister
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‘Slavery wages’ prompt hunger strike at ICE detention facilities | Prison News
Los Angeles, California – “Until I drop.” That’s how long 22-year-old Cruz Martinez says he is committed to carrying out
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Photos: Inside El Salvador’s new ‘mega prison’ for gang members | Prison News
The first 2,000 inmates of a new prison built in El Salvador to accommodate more than 40,000 suspected gang members
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El Salvador moves 2,000 alleged gang members to new ‘mega prison’ | Prison News
The Salvadoran government has been accused of widespread abuses as it waives civil liberties to combat gang activity. The Central
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Two Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges | Prison News
Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani, arrested from Karachi in 2002, are the latest inmates to be released from US custody. Officials
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