Human Rights Issues In Indian And Nigerian Prisons
Keywords:
prison, Inmates, Human RightsAbstract
Prison as a place of punishment after conviction, is an 18th century invention. This is a humanitarian alternative to harsh and brutal penal methods of the dark ages. It was also believed that loneliness of the criminals in a solitary confinement would make them repentance resulting in reformation and rehabilitation. Until 19th century that the reformatory movements took practical shape when for the first time classification, segregation, individualized treatment and vocational training etc. this paper studies and analyzed the prisons situations in India and Nigeria. And it’s found out that prisons have turned into place of illegalities and fertile breeding places for offenders. This situation needs improvement in accordance with reforms introduced by the both countries and International Conventions/Regulations on Prisoners’ Human Rights charted by United Nations.
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