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Conditions in Isa Town prison for women highlighted in NGO letter to UN High Commissioner (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News October 20, 2018

NGOs are drawing attention to the appalling conditions faced by female human rights defenders in Bahrain's Isa Town Prison for Women.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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