December 10

HIV/AIDS Toolkit For Detention Centres

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The UNODC, WHO and UNAIDS launched a toolkit on HIV and AIDS in places of detention at the 15th International Conference on AIDS and sexually transmittable diseases in Africa (ICASA) in Dakar, Senegal on 5 December 2008 . The toolkit is designed to assist countries to mount an effective national response to HIV in prisons and to improve and, if necessary, reform their prison systems (full report, pdf).

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December 04

Gitmo

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Inside Guantánamo
This photo essay published in early 2008 provides a look at people and places at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay's facility for detainees suspected of terrorism-related activities. Includes an accompanying slide show with audio commentary by the photographer. From The Atlantic.
URL: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200801/guantanamo-photos
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Guantánamo Bay
News and commentary from a UK perspective about the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Provides news stories, photos, interactive features, and a Q&A about the base, which "has been used as a detention centre for suspected terrorists, mainly captured in Afghanistan during the US assault following the September 11 attacks." Includes several stories about president-elect Barack Obama's plans to close the detention facility. From The Guardian, UK.
URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/guantanamo
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United States Department of Defense: Guantanamo Bay
Series of stories from the U.S. Department of Defense about the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Stories relate to the mission of the Guantanamo base and proceedings (such as court rulings, transfers, and releases) concerning detainees at the detention facility. Stories are from 2005 through March 2008. Also includes a gallery of over 40 photos from the base. From DefenseLink, a U.S. Department of Defense website.
URL: http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/gitmo/
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June 05

Prisoners At GuantáNamo Bay: Interrogators From Brutal Human Rights Abusing Regimes

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Report: U.S. Government Allows Security Forces from Brutal Human Rights Abusing Regimes to Threaten Prisoners at Guantánamo
Source: Center for Constitutional Rights

Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released two reports on the conditions and treatment of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. One report highlights numerous instances of threats and abuse of prisoners at Guantánamo by interrogators from brutal human rights abusing regimes who are given full access by the U.S. The second report demonstrates the deteriorating mental health of the overwhelming majority of Guantánamo prisoners relegated to solitary confinement at the prison.

Foreign Interrogators in Guantánamo Bay recounts interrogations of detainees by security officials from China, Uzbekistan, Libya, Jordan, Tajikistan and Tunisia – all countries that the U.S. State Department has consistently criticized for egregious treatment of detainees during interrogations in their own countries.

+ Foreign Interrogators in Guantanamo Bay (PDF; 167 KB)
+ Solitary Confinement summary (PDF; 149 KB)

August 07

Number Of Prisoners Worldwide

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World Prison Population List, Seventh Edition (PDF; 80 KB)
Source: International Centre for Prison Studies, Kings College (UK)

...More than 9.25 million people are held in penal institutions throughout the world...

...The United States has the highest prison population rate in the world...

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