May 29, 2009, Los Angeles, CA. – Just Detention International (JDI) applauds the conclusions and recommendations issued by the United Nations Committee Against Torture following its review of the Philippines’ compliance with the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. JDI submitted a shadow report to the Committee, highlighting the
Los Angeles and Washington, DC, June 16, 2009. Just Detention International (JDI) welcomes the release today of the 2008 report on Hate Violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People in the United States, published by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP). The report provides the most recent data available on violence against lesbian,
Los Angeles and Washington, DC, June 23, 2009. Just Detention International (JDI) applauds the release today of the first-ever binding national standards aimed at preventing and addressing sexual abuse in U.S. corrections facilities. Developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission, in close collaboration with JDI, these standards represent a milestone in the effort to
Washington, DC, July 7, 2009. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) has stimulated significant advances in the effort to end sexual violence in detention, particularly with the recent release of binding national standards addressing this type of abuse. Despite such progress, however, further action is needed to ensure inmate safety. At a hearing tomorrow, July
Bureau of Justice Statistics study exposes epidemic of abuse in juvenile facilities, underscores call for new standards Washington, DC, January 7, 2010. A long-awaited report from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) finds that youth in juvenile corrections facilities are sexually abused at alarming rates and are victimized significantly more often than