Human Rights in African Prisons

Download or read book Human Rights in African Prisons written by Jeremy Sarkin-Hughes and published by Human Sciences Research. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a collection of eminent researchers, this study takes a detailed look at 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. Providing concrete examples as well as theory, it analyzes human rights needs, developments, and policies, and makes recommendations as to how situations can be improved.