Torture
South America
Torture
Venezuela
After enduring several minutes of beatings with fists and clubs, Erick Izaguirri, 27, was expecting the worst when he was dragged into an outpost of Venezuela’s National Guard.
“They started to say, ‘Take his pants off, let’s stick the rifle in him,’ “ the anti-government protester recounted during…
Source — Miami Herald
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Africa
Material conditions
Torture
Eswatini
A United Nations group is investigating prison conditions in Swaziland amid reports of inhumane conditions.
Source — All Africa
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Africa
Torture
Tunisia
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Le Monde Afrique
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Africa
Torture
Sierra Leone
Alberto López is a Spanish journalist at the Department of Communication of the Salesian Missions Office in Madrid. A few days ago he visited one of the most inhumane prisons in the world in order to prepare for a documentary on the work of the Salesians with the most disadvantaged young people of Sierra…
Source — ANS
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Torture
Colombia
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — El Espectador
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Central America and the Caribbean
Torture
Mexico
The Chamber of Deputies has approved a law against torture intended to prevent, investigate and punish the practice along with other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
Source — Mexico Daily News
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Africa
Justice
Torture
Kenya
Mistreatment of Kenya’s Muslim Somali community detailed in report last year by human rights commission
Source — AA
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Oceania
Torture
Violence
Australia
The former chief of Victoria’s youth jail schooling system claims the State Government misled the public over the use of Barwon adult maximum security prison to jail young offenders — who he says are being treated in a manner he equates to “torture”.
Source — ABC News
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Africa
Torture
Burkina Faso
Some 20 Burkinabe soldiers tried for “military conspiracy” on Saturday before the military tribunal in Ouagadougou complain of “inhuman treatment” and “torture” to get confessions from them.
Source — Africa news
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Discipline
Torture
United Kingdom
Investigation exposes serious allegations of international human rights breaches at young offenders institutions in the UK.
British prisons are holding child inmates in solitary confinement in an alleged breach of UN torture rules and British law, The Independent has found. Lawyers in one case have launched…
Source — The Independent
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Oceania
Torture
Australia
Independent inspections at youth prisons or immigration detention centres will be permitted after the Turnbull government pledged to ratify a United Nations treaty in a bid to stamp out torture.
Source — The Sydney Morning Herald
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Discipline
Torture
Juan E. Méndez stepped down from his position as United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on October 31, 2016, ending six years of investigating and reporting on the use of torture in the 193 UN member states.
Source — Solitary Watch
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Different detention conditions for Palestinian prisoners
Investigations
Middle East
Access to legal rights
Justice
Torture
Violence
Israel
Nearly 7,000 Palestinian prisoners are incarcerated in Israeli prisons, under the military regime.
The facilities are located outside of the occupied territories, in total violation of international law. Arrested for political reasons, the detainees are particularly prone to arbitrary detention, torture…
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Minors
Europe
Discipline
Torture
United Kingdom
Tuesday the Ministry of Justice had been told that the restraint techniques it had approved for use on children in custody could kill them. A risk assessment carried out by an independent medical adviser concluded that 28 of the 66 sanctioned restraints had a 40% to 60% chance of resulting in injuries…
Source — The Guardian
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Raed Al Nakshbandi, Syria
Testimonial
Torture
South Africa
Torture and assault of prison inmates has been exposed in CCTV footage.
Source — eNCA
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Asia
Europe
Torture
Russia
Russian officials are investigating claims that a well-known opposition activist has been repeatedly beaten and threatened in prison.
Ildar Dadin is serving two and a half years for a series of street protests.
He told his lawyer that he had been strung up by his handcuffed wrists, had his head shoved…
Source — BBC
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North America
Discipline
Torture
Canada
Donald Best is an access to justice advocate and a former Toronto Police Service sergeant who spent 63 days in solitary confinement in 2013-2014.
Source — The Globe and Mail
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Torture
United States
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Courrier International & New York Times
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Women
Europe
Middle East
Torture
Turkey
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Kedistan
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