Tag Archives: Crime and Justice
US State Department EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The government of the State of Eritrea is a highly centralized, authoritarian regime under the control of President Isaias Afwerki. The People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), headed by President Isaias, is the sole … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Special Reports
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Tagged Asmara, Crime and Justice, detention, guantanamo bay, IndepthAfrica, Prison, Reporters Without Borders, United States, United States Department of State
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The Comptroller General of Nigeria Prisons Services; Mr Zakari Ibrahim has confirmed that 20 prisoners escaped in a jail break that occurred in Sagamu Prison on January 2. The incident was said to have occurred around 4am when some of … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged crime, Crime and Justice, Indepth Africa Magazine, Nigeria, nigeria jail break, Nigerian news, Ogun State, Prison, Sagamu, Zakari Ibrahim
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It’s normal for human beings to have sexual desires and since the prisoners cannot get women, they turn to each other for sexual satisfaction. In former VP, Moody Awori’s days as Minister of Home Affairs, he introduced reforms to Prison … read more »
The case of Blessing Effiong, a 20-year-old inmate awaiting trial at the female section of Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos, perhaps typifies the injustice suffered by the poor in the Nigerian society. The Akwa-Ibom indigene, who was interviewed by the Attorney-General of … read more »
Posted in Nigeria
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bannu, Crime and Justice, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Prison, Taliban, Thursday
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September 1, 2011 by benim
Johannesburg – The Zimbabwean government is spending $1.7m per month feeding prisoners due to overpopulation, Zimbabwe’s Herald Online reported on Thursday. Prison authorities said this was partly as a result of people arrested for petty cases being remanded in custody. … read more »
Johannesburg – Zimbabwean legal experts and some religious leaders have called for the scrapping of the death penalty, Zimbabwe’s Herald Online reported on Thursday. This comes at a time when 55 murderers, one of whom was convicted 13-years-ago, are in … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Capital punishment, Crime and Justice, death penalty, East Africa, Harare, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Lovemore Madhuku, North Africa, Opposing Views, Pan African News, Sobusa Gula-Ndebele, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zimbabwe
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Kampala – Prisoners in Uganda are subjected to hard labour under conditions resembling slavery and face routine abuse and exploitation by officials, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday. Detainees, including pregnant women and the disabled, are often … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Uganda
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Capital punishment, Crime and Justice, East Africa, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Organizations, Pan African News, Prison, Southern Africa, Uganda, West Africa
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Muslim leaders in Kenya have called on the government to introduce the death penalty for homosexuals and to boycott their businesses, media reports said Monday. “Death is the only punishment prescribed by Islam for such people as done in … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Capital punishment, China, Crime and Justice, Daily Nation, death penalty, East Africa, Homosexuality, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Iran, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Abuja – More than 1 000 people were arrested in the past two weeks and kept in jail over election offences, bringing the total number of prison inmates in Nigeria to 50 000, head of prison services said on Wednesday. … read more »
Posted in Election, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Action Congress of Nigeria, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Crime and Justice, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, map of africa, Muslim, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Prison, United States, World news
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Johannesburg – A police constable received a 12-year prison sentence after he was found guilty of murder by the Reitz Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, the Independent Complaints Directorate said. ICD spokesperson Moses Dlamini said Constable Jappie Tshabalala’s case was taken … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Crime and Justice, Embassies and Consulates, Independent Complaints Directorate, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Injustice, life imprisonment, Magistrates' Court (England and Wales), Murder, News local news, Sentence (law), South Africa, World news
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January 20, 2011 by benim
A Toronto man is facing second degree murder charges in connection to the death of a 62-year-old woman. Police responded to 360 Ridelle Ave. around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13. when they found a woman without any vital signs. … read more »
Posted in Canada
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Canada, Crime and Justice, Death, Embassies and Consulates, Finch Avenue, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Injustice, Murder, News local news, newspapers, toronto, Toronto Police Service, World news
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A 20-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder after another woman was found dead in a Scarborough community housing building on Friday morning. The victim was found in an apartment at 3301 Kingston Rd. and police had few details, … read more »
Posted in Canada
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, assault, breaking news, Crime and Justice, IndepthAfrica, Individual Stories, Injustice, Mississauga, Murder, News local news, newspapers, toronto, United States, World news
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A 13-year old girl from Adual in Rumbek East County of Lakes State died on Sunday after being tortured, for allegedly being pregnant. Her brother is accused of torturing her until she became unconscious and eventually died with several wounds … read more »
Posted in Abuse, Conflict/Tragedy, Crime & Corruption, News, North Africa, Sudan, Women
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, child, crime, Crime and Justice, Death, In Memoriam, IndepthAfrica, News local news, newspapers, Pregnancy, torture, United States, World news
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November 18, 2010 by benim
Hours after a second suspect in the Shongweni massacre was shot dead by police, his 23-year-old alleged accomplice dramatically changed tack in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Surprising his lawyer and the prosecution, who had prepared themselves for a bail … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Allegation, crime, Crime and Justice, IndepthAfrica, Individual Stories, Injustice, Mariannhill, Murder, Plea
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October 17, 2010 by benim
A prison officer at the Sekondi Prisons Barracks had the rudest shock of his life at dawn on October 2, this year, when he woke up and found his girlfriend dead on his matrimonial bed. Before he could recover from … read more »
Posted in Ghana, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Corrections officer, Crime and Justice, Death, Indepth Africa, Law, Law Enforcement, Police, Prison
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