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Philippines: 'still a total lottery' whether detainees avoid torture in police custody - new reportPress release 03 Dec 2014
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Where is the justice for torture victims in the Philippines?When a man’s severed head turns up in Manila Bay, Philippines, with three gunshots through the cranium, one would reasonably expect the authorities to fast-track the investigation of such a grisly crime. But justice for the victim and the family, who…
Blog post 03 Dec 2014 -
Exposed: Police torture in the PhilippinesTorture is illegal in the Philippines. Still, the practice is rife – particularly by those employed to enforce the law. Many victims are children and almost all are from the poorest backgrounds. It is the country’s dark secret. No one has ever been…
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Amnesty commends Irish government's decision on 'Hooded Men' casePress release 02 Dec 2014
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USA's recognition that UN torture convention applies at Guantánamo welcomedPress release 12 Nov 2014
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Amnesty Trainers: Stop Torture campaign resourcesDownload the Stop Torture campaign resources for your Amnesty Trainer sessions. This pack has been created for Amnesty Trainers to use when engaging with local groups, student groups and external organisations, in a training or facilitation setting.
Adult learning resources, Resource pack 11 Nov 2014 -
Hundreds of Amnesty activists 'selling tools of torture' to London shoppers this SaturdayPress release 31 Oct 2014
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Court of Appeal decision in Belhaj rendition case welcomedPress release 30 Oct 2014
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Armed groups and militias are 'running amok' in Libya - new briefingPress release 30 Oct 2014
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Ethiopia: Thousands tortured, killed and arrested - new Amnesty reportPress release 24 Oct 2014
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Mexico: Ángel Colón freed after six years in jailPrisoner of conscience and torture victim Ángel Colón has been released from prison after five years in pre-trial detention. We want to see the Mexican authorities to carry out a full investigation into the allegations of torture and ensure that Ángel…
20 Oct 2014 -
Uzbekistan: Dilorom AbdukadirovaDilorom fled Uzbekistan in 2005 after security forces killed hundreds after opening fire on a protest she was at.</p> When she returned in 2010 she was charged with attempting to overthrown the constitutional order. At her trial she looked unusually thin…
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Saudi Arabia trying to 'wipe out all trace' of country's leading human rights organisationPress release 09 Oct 2014
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Less than 10 days to demand justice for MosesBlog post 22 Sep 2014
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The tools of torture – a booming tradeTorture is not a thing of the distant past. It’s not even a rare occurrence. It’s flourishing – and so is the industry surrounding it. The uncontrolled trade, manufacture and export of torture equipment is big business. One of the major players in this…
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Egypt accused of 'toying with life' of activist on 230-day hunger strikePress release 19 Sep 2014
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Nigeria needs to call time on tortureThe next few months will determine whether Chinwe’s life is changed forever. Accused of murder, he faces spending his remaining years behind bars on the basis of a confession he signed to stop the agony of torture.
Blog post 19 Sep 2014 -
Torture in Mexico: Claudia’s storyClaudia was accused of being a member of a violent gang and taken by marines to a naval base where she was given electric shocks, beaten and kicked.</p> A judge ordered an investigation into what happened to her, but to date no one has been held to…
18 Sep 2014 -
Tortured by Mexican marinesBeaten, subjected to electric shocks and forced to sign a confession she wasn't allowed to read. This is Claudia Medina's story of torture in Mexico, in her own words.
Blog post 15 Sep 2014 -
Philippines: Alfreda DisbarroAlfreda Disbarro, a 32-year-old mother of two, has been imprisoned since October 2013 on the basis of a 'confession' obtained by police through torture. They repeatedly punched her in her face and stomach, hit her with a club and a metal bar, poked their…
07 Sep 2014
