Life behind bars!

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights will implement a ten-month project to address the violations of prisoners’ human rights, which occur as a result of the corruption in the prison system in the Republic of Macedonia. Within the project, the Committee will monitor the situation and conditions in the penitentiary system through field visits to all prisons in the country and will provide free legal assistance to convicted persons. The activities shall raise public awareness about the corruption in the prison system, aiming to change the discriminatory perception in the public towards this vulnerable group.