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Azerbaijan: Tuberculosis unit for detainees in Baku

The ICRC is concerned with the welfare of anyone detained in connection with armed conflicts or internal disturbances that require intervention by a neutral organization. Its objective is to ensure acceptable conditions of detention and safeguard the physical and mental welfare of prisoners.

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Water, sanitation, hygiene and habitat in prisons

Expertise acquired by ICRC engineers regarding environmental engineering in prisons.
Water, sanitation, hygiene and habitat in prisons: supplementary guidance

A practical handbook covering the architecture, engineering, design and operation of prisons.

International Review of the Red Cross More articles

Special issue of the Review - Torture

International Review of the Red Cross, 2007, No. 867 – Torture

Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine

Philippines: inside ‘Old Bilibid’
The ICRC in the Philippines seeks to improve detention conditions through holistic judicial reform, better health care and family contact arranged by the Philippine Red Cross.
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- Mental Health in prisons

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