The dark room he was thrown in had a puddle of water and smelt of urine and feces After the recent report on the court verdict about the human rights violation in the Koror Jail; a man came forward, on a promise of anonymity, to share his story of how 24hrs in a dark room […]
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Human rights violated in Koror Jail
A human being, regardless of the crime he has committed, should not be treated as less than a human: Court The Division of Corrections, Bureau of Public Safety that falls under the Ministry of Justice violated human rights of an inmate by keeping him in gruesome conditions for about five months in solitary confinement. The […]
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Inmate lands at hospital after alleged attack by fellow prisoners
The correctional facility is in lockdown after an inmate was hospitalized after alleged attack by two fellow prisoners on March 5. Prisoner Silvester Oiterong sustained an injury on his head after he was allegedly hit with a hard object by two other prisoners identified as Kenneth Roman and Hamilton Kenzio. The incident happened during a […]