From Conflict to Peace?:The Rights Abuses of Women and Girls in Northern Ireland

This article is based on primary research conducted by the authors in Northern Ireland in Mourne House women’s unit at Maghaberry Prison in 2004 and in Ash House women’s prison unit in Hydebank Wood Young Offender Centre from 2005-2006. It explores the imprisonment of women in prison in the context of a society slowly and unevenly emerging from violent conflict and against a backdrop of the global rise of women’s imprisonment over the past two decades. The history of the gendered punishment of politically motivated prisoners is explored, followed by discussion of the findings of primary research in Mourne House women’s unit and, following its closure, in Ash House. The conclusion analyses how women’s prison experiences in the North contribute to an understanding of the contested terrain of agency and resistance. Finally, the article explores the potential for, and barriers, to change within women’s imprisonment in Northern Ireland.

Out on the Inside: The Rights, Experiences and Needs of LGBT People in Prison

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people have long been a ‘hidden’ or overlooked population in prisons. In recent years, however, international research and policy has begun to focus on the experiences and needs of this group. This research has revealed a range of issues that affect LGBT individuals in prison. This includes heteronormativity, homophobia and transphobia both within and outside prison, the threat of physical and sexual violence within prison, institutional discrimination and neglect, health needs, and social isolation. Based on a review of international literature and primary research with representatives from the LGBT and criminal justice sectors, prisoners and former prisoners, this report represents the first study of the needs and experiences of LGBT prisoners within the Irish context.

Gender-based violence: a human rights issue

Includes bibliography

The future of human rights protection in the new Libya: prospects and challenges. Jean Monnet Occasional Paper No. 6/2014

There is no doubt that demand for the respect of human rights was one of the factors behind the Arab Spring and Libya is no exception. Four decades of absolute dictatorship headed by Muammar Gaddafi had been further tainted with gross violations of human rights of Libyan citizens and restrictions on their basic freedoms. Before the revolution, Libya was a country where no political parties were allowed. Freedom of expression and the press were extremely restricted. Reports about the country’s human rights violations published by a number of international organizations documented large scale human rights abuses at the hands of the Gaddafi regime. The 17 February 2011 revolution in Libya led to a turning point in the country’s history. The regime of Muammar Gaddafi which had dominated the country since 1969 eventually collapsed, leading to the beginning of the painful task of reconciliation and state building. Nonetheless it is estimated that more than 7000 prisoners are held captive by various militias and armed groups without due process. This in addition to thousands of internally displaced persons. State building involves the consolidation of a democratic state based on a democratic constitution. In 2011, a constitutional declaration was adopted to replace the one that had been in effect since 1969. This was intended as a stop-gap solution to allow the new political forces unleashed in the country time to write a new democratic constitution. To help consolidate the democratic state, three elements are required: that human rights be placed at its core; that these rights are truly implemented and applied; and lastly that the independence of the judiciary is safeguarded. For all this to happen it is also essential to strengthen education on human rights by encouraging non-governmental organizations to take a stronger role in promoting human rights. Libyan citizens can only avail themselves of these rights and strengthen their implementation if they know what they are and how they can benefit from their implementation

Prisoners of time research : what we know and what we need to know /

"September 1994."

The depot for prisoners of war at Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire, 1796 to 1816,

Mode of access: Internet.

Prisoners from the Front

Winslow Homer; 2 ft. 1/64 in.x 3 ft. 1 63/64 in.; oil on canvas

The Perote prisoners,

"Diary of J. L. Trueheart written during his imprisonment in Perote in the years 1842, 1843, and 1844."--p. [89]

In Ruhleben, letters from a prisoner to his mother, with an account of the "university" life, classes, sports, good, accommodation, etc., of the internment camp of British prisoners,

Mode of access: Internet.

English prisoners in France : containing observations on their manners and habits, principally with reference to their religious state, during nine years' residence in the depôts of Fontainbleau, Verdun, Givet, and Valenciennes /

Mode of access: Internet.

Description of the tread mill invented by Mr. William Cubitt, of Ipswich, for the employment of prisoners, and recommended by the Society for the improvement of prison discipline, &c.

Mode of access: Internet.

A description of the jail distemper as it appeared amongst the Spanish prisoners, at Winchester in the year 1780 : to which is added an appendix containing an account of the experiment ... on board the Union Hospital Ship, in 1795, &c. to determine the effect of the nitrous acid in destroying contagion /

Mode of access: Internet.

Supplemental Security Income : incentive payments have reduced benefit overpayments to prisoners : report to Congressional committees /

"B-279541"--P. 1.

Race of prisoners admitted to state and federal institutions, 1926-1986 /

"May 1991."

POW, the fight continues after the battle : the report of the Secretary of Defense's Advisory Committee on Prisoners of War.

"Executive order 10631, Code of conduct for members of the Armed Forces of the United States": [4] p. inserted.