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Justice Ministry: 200 prisoners released early in Azerbaijan

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FG to grant amnesty to inmates, amends constitution

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COVID 19, Inmates and Petty Offences in Nigeria

Awaiting Trial inmate in Prison COVID 19, Inmates and Petty Offences in Nigeria By Ogechi Ogu It is common knowledge that the world is undergoing difficult times today owing to

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NON-CUSTODIAL MEASURES MARCH 2020
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Comptroller General of Prisons(CGP) Mr. Ja'afaru Ahmed
‘Nigerian Correctional Service Act conforms to international best practices’

Dr. Uju Agomoh is a lawyer and prison reform activist. In this interview with Assistant Editor, Law and Foreign Affairs, JOSEPH ONYEKWERE and YETUNDE AYOBAMI OJO, she explains some of the salient contents

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PRAWA canvasses enforcement of Correctional Service Act

Dr Uju Agomoh, Executive Director, Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), on Tuesday called for effective enforcement of the Correctional Service Act, for better service delivery. Agomoh, who said this

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1 st NARRATIVE PROGRESS REPORT ON DECLASSIFICATION AND DECRIMINALIZATION OF PETTY OFFENCE IN NIGERIA

Click here: 1st NARRATIVE PROGRESS REPORT ON DECLASSIFICATION AND DECRIMINALIZATION OF PETTY OFFENCE IN NIGERIA

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PRAWA begs FG to review criminal laws

ENUGU – PRISONERS’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, PRAWA, has called on governments to review its criminal laws to stop jailing people for petty offences. The group made this call in

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Stop jailing people for petty offences, PRAWA tells Lagos, others

An advocacy group, Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, has called on the governments of Lagos, Abia, Enugu and Kano states as well as the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to review

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Stakeholders seek to decriminalise petty offences

PETTY offences’ criminalisation, leading to arbitrary arrests and detention, is widespread, a report by the Prisoners’  Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) and  Open Society Initiative of West Africa (OSIWA) has

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