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Baloch Women Forum highlights enforced disappearances in interactive sessi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A statement released by BWF on X indicates that several sessions were conducted throughout Balochistan, where families of those who have been forcibly disappeared participated and shared their grievances, worries, and fears about the health, safety, and fundamental human rights of their love
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Victims allege "cover-up" as Epstein accomplice moved to low security pris
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Maxwell, a former girlfriend of Epstein, was moved from the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Tallahassee - a low-security prison in Florida - to the minimum security Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, the Bureau of Prisons said on Friday (local time).
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Kerala: Three prison officials suspended after convict in Soumya rape-murd
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (Prisons), North Zone, has suspended three officials of Kannur Central Prison for dereliction of duty in connection with the escape of Govindachamy, the convict in the 2011 Soumya rape and murder case. The suspension order, issued on Friday, follows a prel
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Outrage in Eswatini as US sends foreign convicts after secret deportation
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Five US deportees convicted of serious crimes were sent to Eswatini, sparking public outrage and regional concern. Critics say the US is using the small African nation as a dumping ground. Eswatini is holding the men in solitary confinement while working with the US and IOM on repatriation.
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Centre issues comprehensive guidelines to curb radicalisation in prisons
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Radicalisation in prisons is becoming an increasingly critical challenge in the global context and is often found to be a precursor to several criminal activities. It has therefore been felt that there is an urgent need to check and counter radicalisation of vulnerable individuals in pri
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MHA writes to states, UTs to ensure special facilities for elderly prisone
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written to all states and Union Territories (UTs) to make special provisions in prisons and correctional institutions to ensure the safety, care, and well-being of elderly inmates.
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Delhi prison Department refutes health rumours about Kashmiri separatist S
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Delhi Prisons Department on Thursday issued a formal clarification regarding the health condition of jailed Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, dismissing rumours about his deteriorating health as unfounded.
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CTA report exposes systematic torture and deaths of Tibetan political pris
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The document titled "Torture Deaths of Tibetan Political Prisoners" seeks to document these tragedies and convey the suffering of Tibetan political prisoners who have died due to Chinese oppression.
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Cabinet approves empanelment of two senior Uttarakhand IPS officers for AD
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Currently, Abhinav Kumar is serving as ADGP (Prisons) in Uttarakhand, while Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal is posted as Inspector General (IG) with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
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Pakistan: Malir jail officer flees amid allegations of aiding prisoner esc
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Malir Jail head constable Rashid Chingari has fled after being accused of aiding prisoner escapes, prompting Sindh Prisons Minister Ali Hassan Zardari to order his arrest and a full investigation into internal collusion. The jailbreak left over 130 inmates still at large.
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Netherlands-based Uyghur activist calls for China's disintegration
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Mao Zedong is the world's greatest murderer. He is the greatest terrorist who imprisoned many nationalities in the Chinese state prisons," Gheni claimed.
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Delhi prisons begin recruitment for law officers following High Court noti
Updated : 11 months ago IST
After the Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Director General of Prisons, Tihar, and the Home Secretary of Delhi, the Office of the Director General of Prisons has invited applications for the appointment of 14 law officers on a contractual basis.
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