Prison contagion in Americas 'deeply worrying', UN says

CORONAVIRUS | Overcrowded, unhygienic prisons in Latin America and the spread of the new coronavirus both in regional prisons and in the United States are a source of “major concern”, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.

In some cases, fear of infection has led to riots, killing dozens of inmates in Venezuela, Peru and Colombia in recent weeks. OHCHR called for prompt, independent investigations into these incidents....