Thomas Rohner
Views My Own
I Am Banned from Visiting All Nunavut Prisons After Reporting on Alleged Abuses
When a journalist’s freedoms are infringed, the primary victims are those whose voices are silenced.
Thomas Rohner
2.12.19
prisons
Nunavut denies access to prisoners in notorious jail
The Baffin Correctional Centre refused a VICE News request after a reporter passed “unauthorized material” to an inmate — a print out of an VICE News article about the jail.
Thomas Rohner
10.26.18
HUMAN RIGHTS
Prisoners held in solitary speak out about notorious Iqaluit jail
"I feel like an animal," said one. But the Nunavut government defends its use of segregation.
Thomas Rohner
9.28.18
HUMAN RIGHTS
Inmates of Iqaluit jail subjected to "shocking" lengths of solitary confinement
Experts say it amounts to cruel and unusual treatment — even torture.
Thomas Rohner
9.12.18