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“Concern over ‘political’ use of solitary confinement in European prisons”, an article by Aviva Stahl in the Guardian 2 May 2016
Terror threat prompts France, Belgium and the Netherlands to isolate prisoners in attempt to prevent radicalisation. European prisons are increasingly resorting to solitary confinement to counteract the threat of terrorism, despite warnings about its impact, defence lawyers and human rights advocates say. France, Belgium and the Netherlands are all deploying solitary and “small-group isolation” on suspected and…
