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UGANDA: Scheduling Conference For ‘Rogue and Vagabond’ Petition Adjourned To 25th September 2019
Today the petition challenging the constitutionality of Section 168 (1) (c) and (d), of Uganda's...
Read moreNIGERIA: ‘Decriminalization of Petty Offences will Curb Prison Congestion’
By Hameed Oyegbade, Oshogbo The Deputy Director, Prison Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), Mrs Ogechi...
Read moreKENYA:Drunk and disorderly: Poor Man’s Offence a Cash Cow for Police
By ERIC WAINAINA Weeks ago as Mr Kamau Mburu and other people were walking home...
Read moreKENYA: Petty Offences are Biased against the Poor
By Sarah Nyakio Seven out of 10 inmates in the country are petty offenders with...
Read moreNHRC to Mitigate Excessive Use of Pre-trial Detention – ES
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will continue to highlight and push reforms to address...
Read moreKENYA: Prison tales shed light on grim life of inmates
Omar Ismael ,64 Enter a prison and brace yourself for the...
Read moreNIGERIA: Coalition seeks decriminalization of petty offences in Nigeria
Civil Society Organizations and Professional bodies in Nigeria have expressed worry at the rate poor...
Read moreKENYA: Number of Petty Offenders in Prisons Alarming
Mombasa senator Mohammed Faki has decried the increasing number of petty offenders congesting Kenyan prisons....
Read moreNIGERIA: Prostitution, hawking ‘should not be treated as criminal offences’
Uju Agomoh, executive director of the Prisons Rehabilitation and Welfare Actions (PRAWA), says prostitution, hawking...
Read moreNIGERIA: Community service to reduce prison crowding
Nigeria is grappling with overcrowded prisons and a backlog in court cases. In a bid...
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