Politis asia is a journal of high quality and original thinking on contemporary issues. A unique instrument and space for intellectual production, Siasatnama endeavours to influence political and intellectual elite and to enable citizens to make informed choices, highlighting the role of citizens, democracy and peace.
Read this special bilingual issue on Prison, Prisoners and Human Rights:
Prisons and treatment of prisoners
Parliamentary committee visits Pul-e Charkhi Prison
Afghan prisons population increases 20% a year
Human rights violations in Bagram and Pul-e Charkhi prisons
Demand for transfer of Bagram Prison to Afghan control
Prisons and prisoners in Afghanistan as viewed by a lawyer
An introduction to prison rules in Afghanistan
Mistreatment of conflict-related detainees in Afghan facilities – UN
Afghanistan: Women prisoners, problems, shortages and lack of attention
Afghanistan: Hundreds of Women, Girls Jailed for ‘Moral Crimes’- HRW
Guantanamo: 10 years of injustice, arbitrary detention & violation of international law
HRW: Investigate Bush, Other Top Officials for Torture
Abolitionist and retentionist countries
The Use Of the Death Penalty In 2011-Afghanistan
An introduction to “death penalty” in Iran
Prison memoirs: From Bagram to Guantánamo
Prison and literature: memoirs of political prisoners
PRISON AND HUMAN RIGHTS: FURTHER READING
Reports on prison or death penalty in regional states
