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More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says

CNN  —  More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said. UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango told CNN that most of the …

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Inmates of rehabilitation centers allowed exceptional family visits to occasion of Int’l Human Rights Day

The Ministry of Interior has okayed an exceptional family visit to inmates at correctional and rehabilitation centers on the occasion marking the International Human Rights Day, which is observed annually on December 10. The exceptional visits will be made on December 10 till December 31, and will not be counted as one of the scheduled …

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From prison to the trenches: Inside Ukraine’s attempt to turn inmates into soldiers

Central Ukraine CNN  —  Battalion commander Dmytro Kukharchuk speaks quietly but firmly. Holding his tattooed hands behind his back, he tells the men – all convicts – about his experience fighting for Ukraine in Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Kukharchuk, 34, is at a prison in central Ukraine, trying to recruit physically strong, healthy and motivated prisoners …

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