Carrot! Janine Stephen on Human Rights in African Prisons
Janine Stephen takes a look at Human Rights in African Prisons, a book written jointly by some of the most eminent researchers from and on Africa, including Steven Peté, Chris Tapscott, E.V.O. Dankwa, Martin Schönteich, Julia Sloth-Nielsen, Lisa Vetten, Amanda Dissel, Lukas Muntingh and Rachel Murray.
Stephen offers a comprehensive review of this book, which explores how regional and international organisations and institutions have dealt with human rights issues like pretrial detention, overcrowding, healthcare, and the treatment of imprisoned women and children. It was co-published with Ohio University Press.
Wonder if Simon Mann has seen it? -
The book brings together a range of experts to examine the challenges facing prisons on the continent — such as horrendous overcrowding, lack of resources, poor nutrition, insufficient hygiene and abuse by both other prisoners and authorities.
Be warned: it is not an easy read, but an academic attempt to begin to outline the critical issues faced by institutions that are meant to rehabilitate criminals — but in reality often do little more than keep them alive while locked up. There is a dearth of information on the subject, and the authors stress that the book is a beginning rather than a comprehensive overview.
Book Details
- Human Rights in African Prisons by Jeremy Sarkin (Ed.)
EAN: 9780796922069
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