UN High Commissioner Expresses Concerns Over Police Brutality During Madagascar Protests
Police in Madagascar have fired tear gas as hundreds of young protesters returned to the streets of the capital, despite the president agreeing
Torture, Abuse and Humiliation of Civilians. The Prosecutor’s Office Suspects Ten Russian Occupiers
Prosecutors from the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office have issued in absentia notices of suspicion to ten representatives of the armed formations of the
CPT President Visits Frontex Headquarters
On Friday 26 September 2025, the President of the CPT, Alan Mitchell, and the CPT’s Executive Secretary, Hugh Chetwynd, met the Executive Director
Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets: Russia’s Withdrawal from the Convention against Torture Confirms that Torture is Part of the Kremlin’s State Policy
Russia’s withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture is a step that confirms that torture is part of the Kremlin’s
Harutyun Khachikyan: The Origins of Prison Subculture
“Criminal subculture” is an antisocial, instigating phenomenon that not only differs from, but also opposes the general culture, the dominant values. It is
Valentyna Yurchenko: The Phenomenon of ‘Busification’ as a Threat to Human Rights in Ukraine
Busification is an informal but extremely common term that emerged in Ukrainian society during the general mobilisation in connection with martial law. It
Dmytro Yagunov: How to Return Trust to the Police in Postwar Ukraine
During the war, the Government had the priority to combat against Russian occupiers, where a traditional peace-time issue of human rights approach has been replaced
Lawmakers in the Brazilian State of Rio De Janeiro Approved Bonuses for Police Officers Who Kill “Criminals”
Lawmakers in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro have approved a bonus for police officers who kill “criminals,” a move that sparked
President Trump Directs the Enforcement of Death Penalty Laws in the District of Columbia
President DonaldTrump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia to fully enforce Federal
Online Master Class by Dmytro Yagunov, ‘Penitentiary Policy and the Mission of the Penitentiary System’
On 23 September 2025, the Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine hosted an online master class by Dmytro Yagunov entitled ‘Penitentiary Policy and the Mission