News in Brief by News in Brief Argentina: Ten years ago, Gabriel Herrera was serving time for fraud and robbery when he murdered his then-wife, Veronica Castro, during a conjugal visit. On January 5, 2017, Herrera killed his current girlfriend, Andrea Neri, 19, in a similar fashion during a visit …

U.N. Considers Revisions to Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis The U.N. Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held its 22nd session in late April 2013. A significant item on the Commission’s agenda was the development of revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of …

Seven Argentine Military Officials Sentenced for Crimes against Prisoners by During the time of Argentina’s American-backed dirty war against political dissidents, from 1976 to 1983, the military junta that was running the country ran a network of prisons and concentration camps, including a prison in a working class suburb of …

Argentine priest receives life sentence for dirty war crimes committed in 1970-80's by Marie Trigona Argentina: Priest Imprisoned for Dirty War Crimes Written by Marie Trigona Tuesday, 16 October 2007 Former Chaplin Christian Von Wernich was sentenced to life in prison on October 9th in Argentina, for committing crimes against …

Clergyman to Stand Trial for "Dirty War" Crimes in Argentina by Marie Trigona | July 25, 2007 A much awaited human rights abuse trial is underway in Argentina. The accused is a catholic priest charged with carrying out human rights abuses while working in several clandestine detention centers during the …

Unrest in South American Prisons by Brazil On February 3, 1996, a specialized military police unit killed two prisoners and wounded another in a Sao Paulo police station after putting down a rebellion by 127 prisoners protesting a lack of water at the facility. "It's not normal" to shoot protesting …

Prison Takeovers, Austerity Protests Wind Down in Argentina by Awave of prison rebellions throughout Argentina ended on Dec. 22 when inmates in Bahia Blanca reached an agreement with government negotiators. The inmates turned the institution back over to authorities only after they agreed to address the prisoners' demands and promised …

Prison Riot in Argentina by One prisoner was killed and several were injured by gunfire and several others managed to escape from Batan prison outside Mar de Plata, Argentina, when a riot erupted after a Feb. 8, 1993, break out attempt. According to differing reports, either 23 or 18 of …