• The UK in Bolivia website (run by the British Foreign Office) has some useful information about the support they can offer to relatives and friends of people detained in Bolivia.

Prisoners Abroad has two factsheets covering Brazil:

• Brazil: Criminal justice system factsheet (file size: 80KB)
• Brazil: General prison information factsheet (file size: 69KB)

Useful external links:

• There is advice on the help you can expect from the British Consular staff if you are arrested in Brazil on the website of the UK in Brazil (part of the British Foreign Office).

Prisoners Abroad has produced a factsheet with information on the rules concerning deportation from Canada.

• Canada: Deportation law (file size: 130KB)

Useful external links:

• The UK in Canada website (part of the British Foreign Office) has a list of lawyers for each province and territory in the country.
• The website of the Canadian Correctional Service has information on all federal institutions.

• The UK in China website (run by the British Foreign Office) has a page offering advice for those who are arrested or detained in China. You can also find lists of local English-speaking lawyers, available from the link on the left of the page.
• The website www.china.org.cn has a large section devoted to China's judiciary. It explains the trial system, the lawyer system, and how the legal assistance programme works. There are also details about the legal systems in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
• The website of the UK in Hong Kong (part of the British Foreign Office) has a downloadable document offering guidance to British detainees.
• The website of the Hong Kong Correctional Services has lots of information (in English) about each individual institution and their work in rehabilitating prisoners.

• The UK in Cyprus website (part of the British Foreign Office) has lists of lawyers in the main cities of Cyprus, as well as some lawyers in Northern Cyprus. There is also a Detainee Information pack, available from the link on the right of the page.