Torture

June 27, 2019

Syria: woman recalls regime torture, condition of women in prisons

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Thousands of women across Syria have been subjected to torture under the custody of the Syrian regime, while about 128,000 civilians remain in detention.

Source — Daily Sabah

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June 5, 2019

United Kingdom: 'inhumane' : damning report on English and Welsh prisons

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Decline in safety, conditions and social needs still apparent says monitoring boards’ chair.

Source — The Guardian

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May 27, 2019

Russia: inmate dies in Russia after being tortured in "De Facto Murder," asctivists say

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An inmate has died in a Russian prison as a result of torture, activists have reported, in what they say was a “de facto murder.” Several leaked videos showing prisoner abuse over the past year have led to a mass outcry over torture and nationwide inspections to root out violence.

Source — The Moscow Times

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May 27, 2019

Ethiopie: l'ancien directeur d'une prison arrêté pour torture

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May 10, 2019

Venezuela : situation inhumaine pour les personnes arrêtées arbitrairement

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April 25, 2019

Venezuela: testimonio del horror, habla un torturado en una cárcel militar chavista

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April 22, 2019

Mexico: denuncias por tortura sexual contra reclusas serán llevadas ante la ONU

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April 20, 2019

Bolivia: subcomité ONU denuncia impunidad en torturas hechas en cárceles por policías y penitenciarios

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April 10, 2019

Bolivia: tortura y tratos crueles por policías son frecuentes en cárceles

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March 13, 2019

Uruguay: cárceles “pobres” e “inhumanas”

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March 11, 2019

Russia: allegations of torture in the Northern Caucasian region

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The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has today issued a public statement on the Russian Federation urging the Russian authorities to take decisive action to eradicate the phenomenon of ill-treatment by law enforcement officials…

Source — Conseil de l'Europe

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March 4, 2019

Costa Rica: el subcomité prevención de tortura inspeccionará cárceles

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January 31, 2019

Togo: repressed political commitment

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Africa Justice Torture Violence Togo

The opposition parties and the Togolese civil society have been mobilised since the month of August in 2017 to denounce the corruption, social injustice, and human rights violations committed by those in positions of authority. After a year of observation, the Associations Against Impunity Collective… Read more

December 11, 2018

Turkey: dans l’archipel de la torture

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Source — Le Monde

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December 9, 2018

Russia: prison torture victim 'brought back to life four times'

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Former inmate Yevgeny Makarov describes how guards choked him with a towel and poured water into his mouth to suffocate him.

Source — Skynews

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November 21, 2018

Saudi Arabia accused of torturing women's right-to-drive activists in prison

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Saudi Arabia has tortured and sexually harassed women’s rights activists detained in prison, a new report alleges.

Source — Telegraph

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November 18, 2018

Nicaragua: CIDH pide investigar torturas en las cárceles del país

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Source — Kienyke

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August 27, 2018

Turkey: former NATO officer speaks of torture after failed coup

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More than 150,000 civil servants were purged after Turkey’s 2016 failed coup. Officers at NATO bases were ordered back and many were jailed.

Source — Euronews

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August 13, 2018

Beaten, not broken: the Russian ex-inmate covering the torture trial of former jailers

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Ruslan Vakhapov says ‘desire for revenge in a legal way’ led him to expose brutality in prison system. He recognised all the prison guards on trial last month for the brutal torture of an inmate in a Yaroslavl prison. They used to be his jailers too.

Source — The Guardian

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August 11, 2018

En Argentina, se registraron 16 mil denuncias de torturas y 45 mil presos viven hacinados

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Source — Filo

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August 7, 2018

Russia: widespread torture, extortion detailed in St. Petersburg prisons

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Allegations of torture in correctional facilities across Russia have gained national attention after a leaked video showed the violent beating of an inmate at a prison in Yaroslavl. A number of prison guards and wardens have since been detained and some convicted, while the Federal Prison Service vowed…

Source — The Moscow times

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August 3, 2018

Russian ex-prisoners speak out over torture after leaked video

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Alexander Zarechnev is one of a growing number of Russians to break their silence over violence and torture in Russian prisons after a widely shared video of guards beating an inmate shocked the country.

Source — The Jakarta Post

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July 29, 2018

Uruguay: palo, tortura y hambre en la "cárcel modelo"

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Source — El pais

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July 23, 2018

Six arrested in wake of leaked Russian prison torture video

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Six prison employees have been arrested and at least 17 fired following the release of a 2017 video showing a detainee being tortured at a prison outside Moscow.

Source — The Moscow Times

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