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Under trial prisoner dies due to alleged police torture
20 Apr 2024 07:49 GMT
DASKA:
A man, under trial in a case of theft, died in police custody purportedly due to torture inflicted by the SHO of the City Police Station and other police personnel.
On the order of the court, a case was filed against six police officers, including …
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20 years after his disappearance, no justice for Thai human rights lawyer’s family
12 Mar 2024 23:08 GMT
… decades after the disappearance of human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit, his case … the lawsuits that alleged widespread police torture of Muslim suspects in the … victims of human rights abuses, and served as the national human rights commissioner.
Angkhana …
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When The Police Torture Of A Straight Man Shows How Vile Anti-Gay Hatred Is In Russia
08 Feb 2024 18:05 GMT
A court in Yerevan, Armenia, finally granted asylum late last month to Salman Mukaev, a Chechen facing extradition back to Russia. His story is unique, and offers a glimpse of the homophobia that's rampant in Russian security forces.
Mukaev had sought …
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Nigeria… The making of a human rights abuse haven
22 Dec 2023 03:18 GMT
… it out of police torture chambers.
Oyewusi Gbolahan … of Human Rights, the Magna Carta that defines human rights … organisation titled: “Gross Human Rights Violations Under Buhari Administration … disregard for human rights.”
Effiong, a human rights lawyer and …
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UN urges ban of 'police torture tools'
13 Oct 2023 18:34 GMT
UNITED NATIONS, United States: A top United Nations expert on Thursday (Friday in Manila) urged law enforcement agencies around the world to ban 20 "modern-day torture tools," such as spiked batons, electric shock bands and caged beds.
"They …
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Spanish judge hears allegations of Franco-era police torture in a case rights groups say is a 1st
15 Sep 2023 14:31 GMT
MADRID — A Spanish judge heard evidence Friday of alleged torture during the rule of the country’s late dictator Francisco Franco, in what rights groups said was the first case of its kind to be accepted for legal review.
The hearing at a Madrid …
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UN Human Rights Office Expresses Grave Concern Over Imminent Execution of Nguyen Van Chuong
11 Aug 2023 20:57 GMT
… fair trial procedures. The UN Human Rights Office has now weighed in … was extracted under duress during police torture. Reports suggest that this coerced … commitment to human rights principles.
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The full statement from UN Human Rights Office spokesperson …
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US Congressman Gregory Meeks' questions about US democracy and human rights shows the dire picture of US human rights
27 Jul 2023 14:47 GMT
… incidence of gun violence, murder, police torture is increasing. The justice system … violated human rights. At various times, the United States has committed human rights … Which undoubtedly amounts to US human rights violations and humanitarian disasters.
So …
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Tribal women tortured during hunt for Veerappan pledge support for Annie Raja in Kerala
18 Apr 2024 12:08 GMT
… the family were killed in police torture. Chinnaponnu is one of the … victims identified by the National Human Rights Commission as tortured by the …
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Overseas Pakistanis make generous donations for victims of police torture
22 May 2023 08:06 GMT
… support for the victims of police torture back home. Thousands of individuals … MPs call out Pakistan’s human rights violations
According to the details … : US report calls attention to human rights violations in Pakistan