Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Torture: Practical Measures to Reduce and Prevent Prison Overcrowding

In a response to a call for input from the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on addressing prison overcrowding, the Global Detention Project (GDP) highlights the use of prisons and other custodial facilities for immigration detention purposes, and urges recommendations to reduce the use of such […]

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Ukraine: Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

The Global Detention Project (GDP) is pleased to provide this submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment in response to her call for input[1] to inform her upcoming report on Ukraine. This submission provides an overview of concerns regarding immigration detention in Ukraine with a […]

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