Prison Reforms in Mozambique fail to touch the Ground - Assessing the experience of pre-trial detainees in Maputo

Prison Reforms in Mozambique fail to touch the Ground - Assessing the experience of pre-trial detainees in Maputo
14 January 2013

This article by Tina Lorizzo presents the findings of research on pre-trial detention in the Mozambique capital city of Maputo. Conditions of detention and access to legal representation of a group of pre-trial detainees are analysed with the context of development of the prison system in Mozambique. The research shows that while progress has been made at the legal and institutional level of the prison system, reforms have yet to impact on pre-trial detainees' lives.

Tina is a PhD candidate at the Centre of Comparative Law in Africa. She currently works with Article 5 Initiative for the prevention and eradication of torture in Mozambique.

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