Author: Amnesty International
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780862103095
Category : Torture
Languages : en
Pages : 12

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Author: William J. Aceves
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative responsibility
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Torture is firmly prohibited by international law. It is a crime in all places and at all times. Indeed, torturers are considered 'hostis humani generis' (enemies of all humanity). When someone is tortured, it is an affront to human dignity. When torturers are not held accountable for their actions, it is an affront to justice. Impunity occurs when perpectrators of human rights abuses are not held accountable for their actions. It occurs when perpetrators refuse to acknowledge the wrongfulness of their conduct. It occurs when states refuse to accept responsibility for the acts of government agents. And it occurs when the international community allows perpetrators to go unpunished. Impunity is a problem in all countries, including the United States. For decades, the United Staes has condemned torture and other human rights abuses committed abroad. Yet it has failed to bring to justice the perpetrators of such abuses when they have entered the country. Accordingly, this report, which is part of Amnesty International's Campaign to Stop Torture, sets forth a multi-track strategy to ensure that the United States is not a safe haven for torturers.

Author: Amnesty International
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Every day, all over the world, men, women and children are subjected to torture. Usually these crimes are not investigated and no one is prosecuted. This book highlights the need for more pressure on governments to investigate cases at all levels.

Author: Steven H. Miles MD
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1626167540
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Torture doctors invent and oversee techniques to inflict pain and suffering without leaving scars. Their knowledge of the body and its breaking points and their credible authority over death certificates and medical records make them powerful and elusive perpetrators of the crime of torture. In The Torture Doctors, Steven H. Miles fearlessly explores who these physicians are, what they do, how they escape justice, and what can be done to hold them accountable. At least one hundred countries employ torture doctors, including both dictatorships and democracies. While torture doctors mostly act with impunity—protected by governments, medical associations, and licensing boards—Miles shows that a movement has begun to hold these doctors accountable and to return them to their proper role as promoters of health and human rights. Miles’s groundbreaking portrayal exposes the thinking and psychology of these doctors, and his investigation points to how the international human rights community and the medical community can come together to end these atrocities.

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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International conventions allow and in some cases oblige the Government to give our courts criminal jurisdiction over the world's most heinous crimes, including genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture, and hostage-taking. However, the Government has chosen not to implement those conventions to the full extent possible, leaving inconsistencies and gaps in the law. These gaps effectively provide impunity to international criminals, allowing them to visit and in some cases stay in the UK without fear of prosecution. The Government has also chosen not to give the courts jurisdiction to allow victims of torture to sue the foreign states who tortured or approved torture. The Torture (Damages) Bill would provide an exception to state immunity for torture and therefore allow torture victims to pursue their torturers for reparations, even if the torturers are states or states' agents. The Government should ensure the full force of UK law is behind victims of international crimes.

Author: Amnesty International
Publisher: Amnesty International
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Author: Sarah Joseph
Publisher: Boris Wijkstrom
ISBN: 2884771212
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 503

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Author: Heba Morayef
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781564327390
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 95

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"Torture is widespread in Egypt--used by law enforcement officers for Criminal Investigations and State Security Investigations (SSI) in a deliberate and systematic manner to glean confessions and information or to punish both criminal and political detainees. Since most torture cases are not prosecuted, police abuse is common and law enforcement officers are free to act with impunity. For example, SSI officers are not permitted to detain people but frequently carry out enforced disappearances and interrogate and abuse suspects. The government maintains that incidents of torture are isolated and that it investigates each one. While prosecutors open investigation files on each formal complaint, a number of factors prevent most cases progressing to court, including police intimidation of victims and witnesses who pursue complaints, the prosecution's limited resources and lack of independence, an inadequate legal framework, and the fact that police from the same unit as the alleged perpetrator are responsible for gathering evidence and summoning witnesses. This report documents the obstacles that exist to prosecuting law enforcement officers for torture and finds the government is failing to provide torture victims effective remedy, or to deter such abuses in the future by holding perpetrators accountable. 'Work on Him until He Confesses' urges the Egyptian government to investigate all credible allegations of torture and ill-treatment, even in the absence of a formal complaint. Prosecutors should conduct these inquiries promptly, impartially, and thoroughly, ensuring they investigate all those allegedly responsible, including superiors, and without involving alleged abusers in gathering evidence."--P. [4] of cover.

Author: Mitchell Woolf
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal jurisdiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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8.3. Act of state

Author: Craig M. Scott
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 1841130605
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 776

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The catalyst for this volume was a request to Scott (York U. Law School, Toronto) from Sudanese exiles for advice on transnational avenues for seeking justice against members of their government. The 26 contributions address the frames and foundations of human rights cases; jurisdiction and immunity; choice of law and causes of action; evolving international law on recourse against non-state actors; legitimacy, intervention, and forging of national histories; and the borders of tort theory. Includes tables of cases and legislation. Appends the UN Convention Against Torture, the US code on Alien Tort Claims and Torture Victims Protection Act, provisions of Private International Law (UK, 1995), and an update on developments related to the discussion of the Pinochet case. Distributed in the US by ISBS. c. Book News Inc.