The new World Organisation Against Torture’s (OMCT) analysis

We are proud to share the new joint analysis made by OMCT, as part of the #GlobalTortureIndex data series, Associazione Antigone and Dr Sharon Shalev, which puts solitary confinment under the spotlight. This research shows how datas collected from the Global Torture Index tell us that solitary confinment is still widely used: but an alternative exists.

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