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“Prison Is Not For Me”
Arbitrary Detention in South Sudan
Map: Prisons
Visited by Human Rights Watch
Glossary
Summary
Key
Recommendations
For
Immediate Implementation
Methodology
I. Criminal
Justice in the New Nation
Weaknesses
in the Police Service
Complexities
of a Plural Legal System
Prisons: The
End Point
II. South
Sudan’s Obligations under International and Domestic Law
III. Gaps in
the Right to Due Process
Extended
Pre-Trial Detention
Absence of
Effective Legal Aid
Imprisonment
by Customary Courts
IV.
“Prison is not for Me”
Proxy
Detention
Imprisonment
for Marital and Sexual Offenses
People with
Mental Disabilities
Imprisonment
for Debt
Children in
Conflict with the Law
V. Poor
Prison Conditions
Crumbling
Infrastructure and Overcrowding
Lack of
Proper Food and Nutrition
Dignity and
Hygiene
Access to
Health Care
Punishments
that Amount to Torture or Ill-treatment
Prison Labor
VI.
Government Initiatives and International Support
Government
Initiatives
International
Support
VII.
Recommendations
To
Strengthen South Sudan’s Human Rights Framework
To Improve
Coordination among Rule of Law Actors
General
Measures to Reduce Arbitrary Detention
To Address
Concerns Related to Pre-trial Detention
To Improve
Access to Legal Aid
To Address
Concerns Related to Imprisonment by Customary Courts
To End the
Practice of Proxy Detention
To Address
Concerns Related to Imprisonment for Marital and Sexual Offenses
To End
Imprisonment of People Due to Actual or Perceived Mental Disabilities
To End
Imprisonment for Failure to Pay Debt
To Address
Concerns Related to the Imprisonment of Children in Conflict with the Law
To Improve
Prison Conditions
Acknowledgments
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