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1. The applicant alleges that he belonged to the lowest caste of “pariahs” in the informal hierarchy that, according to…
On 21 April 2026, a Salvadoran court began the mass trial of over 400 alleged leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha…
Yesterday, I had the great honour and privilege of speaking with staff from the Prison Service of the Republic of…
The case of Petrov v. The Republic of Moldova (Application No. 38066/18) concerns fundamental questions of human dignity, the prohibition…
Benedetto Santapaola, one of Italy’s most feared and ruthless Mafia bosses, has died in prison at the age of 87.…
In early June 2025, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit to…
More than 252 Venezuelans expelled to El Salvador under Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy suffered systematic and prolonged torture and…
Massive protests swept through Mexico City on Saturday, resulting in violent clashes that injured at least 120 people, including 100…
At least 31 inmates were found dead in El Oro prison in southern Ecuador on Sunday, in one of the…
The National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Samuel Thobakgale, has revealed details of a deadly gang-related stabbing at Pollsmoor Prison…
