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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226176989 Title: Human rights in African prisons Author: Jeremy Sarkin-Hughes Publisher: Cape Town, South Africa : Athens, Ohio : HSRC Press ; Ohio University Press, 2008. ISBN/ISSN: 9780796922069 0796922063 9780896802650 0896802655 OCLC:226176989

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Human rights in African prisons

Author:	Jeremy Sarkin-Hughes
Publisher:	Cape Town, South Africa : HSRC Press ; Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2008.
Series:	Research in international studies., Global and comparative studies series ;, no. 10
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	"Written by some of the most eminent researchers from and on Africa, including the former Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, this collection provides a detaiLed consideration of the situation in African prisons and examines how regional and international legal instruments have dealt with human rights concerns such as overcrowding, healthcare, pretrial detention and the treatment of women and children."--BOOK JACKET. Read more...
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Jeremy Sarkin-Hughes Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780796922069 0796922063 9780896802650 0896802655
OCLC Number:	226176989
Description:	x, 254 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents:	An overview of human rights in prisons worldwide / Jeremy Sarkin -- A brief history of human rights in the prisons of Africa / Stephen Peté -- Challenges to good prison governance in Africa / Chris Tapscott -- Overcrowding in African prisons / Victor Dankwa -- Pre-trial detention and human rights in Africa / Martin Schönteich -- Children in African prisons / Julia Sloth-Nielsen -- The imprisonment of women in Africa / Lisa Vetten -- Rehabilitation and reintegration in African prisons / Amand Dissel -- Alternative sentencing in Africa / Lukas Muntingh -- The African Commission's approach to prisons / Rachel Murray.
Series Title:	Research in international studies., Global and comparative studies series ;, no. 10
Responsibility:	edited by Jeremy Sarkin.

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"Written by some of the most eminent researchers from and on Africa, including the former Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, this collection provides a detaiLed consideration of the situation in African prisons and examines how regional and international legal instruments have dealt with human rights concerns such as overcrowding, healthcare, pretrial detention and the treatment of women and children."--BOOK JACKET.

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