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UN criticizes Russia for failing to investigate human rights abuses
November 25, 2012 by Max Slater
The UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) chastised Russia on Friday for intimidating journalists and human rights activists and ignoring allegations of torture. The CAT, a panel composed of 10 human rights experts, presented a report on Friday that laid out a set of criticisms against Russia and.... [more]
Sri Lanka urged to enforce laws against torture, ill-treatment [this day at law]
November 7, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On November 7, 2011, Amnesty International (AI) reported that Sri Lanka had failed to successfully investigate allegations of torture. AI made the announcement on the eve of a UN Committee Against Torture review. The Sri Lankan Convention Against Torture (CAT) had previously completed three.... [more]
UN committee: too many states still use torture practices
October 25, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
While the international community has come a long way in enacting legal standards to prevent torture and inhumane punishment, UN Committee Against Torture Chairperson Claudio Grossman said Tuesday that there are still too many states practicing torture. He said that while the Convention Against.... [more]
ACLU launches 'torture database' to search detention, interrogation documents
June 27, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday announced the launching of its Torture Database, a collection of more than 100,000 Bush-era documents recording "rendition, detention, and interrogation policies and practices." The database was launched in recognition of the 25th anniversary.... [more]
UN committee condemns Kazakhstan expulsion of asylum-seekers
June 20, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The UN Committee Against Torture has ruled that Kazakhstan's extradition of 29 Uzbek refugees was a violation of international human rights agreements, including the Convention Against Torture. The committee stated in a ruling that the extradited Uzbekistan nationals faced risk of torture in.... [more]
Canada dismisses UN torture criticism
June 8, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The Canadian Department of Justice on Thursday refused to acknowledge last week's criticism from the UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) that Canada has been complicit in torture. During a court hearing in Ottawa for Abdullah Almalki, the federal lawyers asked the Justice Charles Hackland of the.... [more]
UN report condemns Canada for complicity in torture of citizens detained abroad
June 3, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
The UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) released a report on Friday finding that Canada was complicit in rights violations against three Canadians who were held prisoner in Syria, and against Omar Khadr, who is currently detained at Guantanamo Bay. All four of the detainees are Arab-Canadians.... [more]
ECCC Must Prosecute Those Responsible for Torture [comment]
January 31, 2012 by Edward SanFilippo
JURIST Guest Columnist Christopher Hale, Senior Counsel at the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights, argues that the Convention Against Torture should not be used as a tool to protect those accused of torture and that the ECCC must prosecute those responsible for torture in.... [more]
UN rights panel asks Syria for report on child torture allegations
November 27, 2011 by Ashley Hileman
The UN Committee Against Torture expressed concern Friday over allegations of human rights violations in Syria, including the torture of children, and requested a report addressing these matters. Claudio Grossman, who currently heads the committee, said: "Of particular concern are reports.... [more]
Sri Lanka urged to enforce laws against torture, ill-treatment
November 7, 2011 by Sung Un Kim
Sri Lanka has failed to successfully investigate the issues of torture and impunity for past human rights violations in the country, Amnesty International (AI) said Monday on the eve of a review by the UN Committee Against Torture. In its report, AI documented that there are still common and.... [more]
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