Malaysia: trapped: the exploitation of migrant workers in Malaysia
The present report of Amnesty International concerns a mission of a four-person Amnesty International delegation that visited Malaysia in July 2009 and who conducted private interviews with over 200 documented and undocumented migrant workers. Amnesty states that the imposition of caning contravenes the prohibition on torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, in violation […]
Legal Safeguards to prevent torture: the right of access to lawyers for persons deprived of liberty
The present document of the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) is intended to outline the current state of the law in relation to access to legal counsel promptly after deprivation of liberty as a safeguard against torture and other ill-treatment. The APT refers several times to the Basic Principles on the Role of […]
Legal Safeguards to prevent torture: the right of access to lawyers for persons deprived of liberty
The present document of the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) is intended to outline the current state of the law in relation to access to legal counsel promptly after deprivation of liberty as a safeguard against torture and other ill-treatment. The APT refers several times to the Basic Principles on the Role of […]
Committee against Torture: consideration of the 5th periodic report of Spain
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the ICJ provides its views to the Committee against Torture for its consideration of the 5th Periodic Report of Spain. In this submission, the ICJ highlights several issues which it considers should be of particular concern to the Committee in its consideration of the […]
Committee against Torture: consideration of the 5th periodic report of Spain
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the ICJ provides its views to the Committee against Torture for its consideration of the 5th Periodic Report of Spain. In this submission, the ICJ highlights several issues which it considers should be of particular concern to the Committee in its consideration of the […]
United Nations Human Rights Council 7th session of the working group on the universal periodic review: submission of the ICJ to the universal periodic review of Kazakhstan
The present report of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns a submission of the ICJ of comments to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Kazakhstan. In this submission, the ICJ wishes to draw the attention of the Working Group to issues of judicial independence, restrictions of the right to a fair trial, including the […]
United Nations Human Rights Council 7th session of the working group on the universal periodic review: submission of the ICJ to the universal periodic review of Kazakhstan
The present report of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concerns a submission of the ICJ of comments to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Kazakhstan. In this submission, the ICJ wishes to draw the attention of the Working Group to issues of judicial independence, restrictions of the right to a fair trial, including the […]
Open secret: illegal detention and torture by the joint anti-terrorism task force in Uganda
The present report of Human Rights Watch details unlawful detention, torture and enforced disappearances by Joint Anti-terrorism Task Force (JATT) of Uganda, by military intelligence and other security personnel associated with JATT. Human Rights Watch research indicates that JATT has committed serious human rights violations in the course of its operations. These include prolonged incommunicado detention […]
Open secret: illegal detention and torture by the joint anti-terrorism task force in Uganda
The present report of Human Rights Watch details unlawful detention, torture and enforced disappearances by Joint Anti-terrorism Task Force (JATT) of Uganda, by military intelligence and other security personnel associated with JATT. Human Rights Watch research indicates that JATT has committed serious human rights violations in the course of its operations. These include prolonged incommunicado detention […]
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The present report covers the situation in specific countries territories. It reflects specific situations alleged to be affecting the independence of judges or lawyers or violating the right to a fair trial in 52 countries. Further, it includes replies received from the Government of the country concerned in response to specific allegations together with the […]
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
The present report covers the situation in specific countries territories. It reflects specific situations alleged to be affecting the independence of judges or lawyers or violating the right to a fair trial in 52 countries. Further, it includes replies received from the Government of the country concerned in response to specific allegations together with the […]
Selected Documents Relating to Detention
The present document provides a link to the most relevant human rights provisions at the international and regional level which relate to detention. It also lists the main soft law documents relating to detention and some of the most relevant General Comments by UN Treaty Bodies and describes some of the existing UN and regional […]
Selected Documents Relating to Detention
The present document provides a link to the most relevant human rights provisions at the international and regional level which relate to detention. It also lists the main soft law documents relating to detention and some of the most relevant General Comments by UN Treaty Bodies and describes some of the existing UN and regional […]
Preventing torture; A Handbook for OSCE Field Staff
This handbook aims to distil the lessons the OSCE learned through experience for the benefit of all OSCE field missions. By its very existence, this document should be taken as the clearest possible indication of the political determination of the OSCE as a whole to engage fully and responsibly in the global objective of a […]
Preventing torture; A Handbook for OSCE Field Staff
This handbook aims to distil the lessons the OSCE learned through experience for the benefit of all OSCE field missions. By its very existence, this document should be taken as the clearest possible indication of the political determination of the OSCE as a whole to engage fully and responsibly in the global objective of a […]
Mauritania: torture at the heart of the state
The present report of Amnesty International is the result of two Amnesty International research missions to Mauritania in February/March 2008 and July 2008. This report shows how Mauritania has, according to Amnesty, taken no steps to prevent torture and prosecute the perpetrators of such acts and makes a series of recommendations based on Mauritania’s obligations […]
