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Pretrial Detention and Torture: Why Pretrial Detainees Face the Greatest Risk

Of the nearly 10 million people detained globally, those held in pretrial detention face the most significant risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment.

June 2011
First page of PDF with filename: pretrial-detention-and-torture-06222011.pdf
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Without Citizenship: Statelessness, Discrimination, and Repression in Kuwait

This report looks at the bidoon in Kuwait, a large population of stateless persons in the small emirate, with particular focus on discrimination in access to, and withdrawal of, nationality.

May 2011
First page of PDF with filename: without-citizenship-20110512.pdf
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Report on Developments 2011

This report's eight narratives show how the Open Society Justice Initiative seeks to promote and protect human rights—and what happens when those rights are not protected.

March 2011
First page of PDF with filename: report-on-developments-20110315.pdf
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The Socioeconomic Impact of Pretrial Detention

Approximately 10 million people per year pass through pretrial detention; many will spend months or even years behind bars—without being tried or found guilty. This report details how this global phenomenon wastes human potential and undermines...

February 2011
First page of PDF with filename: socioeconomic-impact-pretrial-detention-02012011.pdf
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Global Campaign for Pretrial Justice: Africa Regional Retreat

This report summarizes the sessions and discussions that took place at an Africa regional retreat, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, of the Global Campaign for Pretrial Justice.

December 2010
First page of PDF with filename: africa-retreat-summary-20101201.pdf
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Dominicans of Haitian Descent and the Compromised Right to Nationality

The Open Society Justice Initiative presented this report to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, highlighting systematic discrimination in the Dominican Republic.

October 2010
First page of PDF with filename: Dominican-Republic-Nationality-Report-ENG-20110805.pdf
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The Use of Pretrial Detention in Nuevo León

This Open Society Justice Initiative report examines pretrial detention case processing in Mexico, focusing on the state of Nuevo León.

August 2010 | Miguel La Rota and Katherine Fahrenstock
First page of PDF with filename: prision-preventiva-nuevo-leon-20100825.pdf
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Managing Pretrial Release

This Open Society Justice Initiative monograph discusses how best to manage the pretrial release/detention decision, focusing particularly on pretrial evaluation and supervision services.

August 2010 | Denise Tomasini-Joshi
First page of PDF with filename: managing-pretrial-release-20100825.pdf
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