HREA - The Global Human Rights Education Network http://hrea.org/wv/ Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is a non-profit organisation whose main mission is to support efforts aimed at introducing human rights concepts and values into educational curricula and teaching practices. The HREA site contains many on-line resources for human rights organisations and educators. copyright 2013 HREA en WebVisual 3.1.1 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25938 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25938 [prisoner-rights] UN Special Rapporteur on torture warns about abuse of solitary confinement in the Americas WASHINGTON D.C. (13 March 2013) &ndash; In a first-ever briefing to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on solitary confinement in the Americas, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan E. M&eacute;ndez, yesterday called* on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:45:50 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25937 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25937 [prisoner-rights] Congo DRC: Deaths in detention centers doubled in 2012 KINSHASA/GENEVA (13 March 2013) &ndash; A UN research into the human rights situation in detention centers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) shows that the number of deaths in detention almost doubled in 2012, and that conditions of Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:43:44 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25899 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25899 [prisoner-rights] Women in detention: a guide to gender-sensitive monitoring WOMEN IN DETENTION: A GUIDE TO GENDER-SENSITIVE MONITORING &ndash; PENAL REFORM INTERNATIONAL (PRI) AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE (APT) PUBLISH A NEW RESOURCE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Press release - 8 March Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:23:41 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25642 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25642 [prisoner-rights] Russian Federation: Report makes critical assessment of treatment of detained persons in Northern Caucasus Council of Europe Secretary General welcomes publication of anti-torture Committee report on the Russian Federation Strasbourg, 24.01.2013 &ndash; &ldquo;I welcome the decision of the Russian Government to request the Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:25:32 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25591 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25591 [prisoner-rights] First fact-finding visit to Greece by UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention GENEVA / ATHENS (17 January 2013) &ndash; The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will undertake its first official fact-finding mission to Greece to assess the situation of deprivation of liberty in the country. From 21 to Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:42:24 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25364 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25364 Thank you from all of us! <img border="0" alt="HREA / Education and training in support of human rights Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:18:09 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25311 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25311 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Bulgaria --&gt; HREA offers a specialised certificate course Protection Against Torture (2 January-12 March 2013) <br Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:59:17 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25291 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25291 [prisoner-rights] Final call for registration for Protection Against Torture e-learning course (2 January-12 March 2013) Dear Colleagues, HREA is issuing a final call for applications for the e-learning course Protection Against Torture, which will be offered from 2 January-12 March Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:41:19 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25281 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25281 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee announces visits to ten states in 2013 to monitor the situation of persons deprived of their liberty Strasbourg, 28.11.2012 - In 2013, as part of its programme of periodic visits, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) intends to examine the treatment of persons deprived of their Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:54:44 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25180 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25180 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Ukraine Strasbourg, 14.11.2012 &ndash; The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published today the report on its most recent visit to Ukraine, in November/December 2011, together Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:15:14 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25095 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25095 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee urges states to set up national bodies to monitor places of deprivation of liberty Strasbourg, 06.11.2012 &ndash; In its annual report, published today, the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) urges Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:30:15 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25049 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25049 [prisoner-rights] CAT 49th session: Committee against Torture begins examination of report of Peru 30 October 2012 The Committee against Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:31:43 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25046 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25046 [prisoner-rights] CAT 49th session: Committee against Torture opens forty-ninth session 29 October 2012 Hears Address by the Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:48:56 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=25000 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Switzerland Strasbourg, 25.10.2012 -- The Council of Europe&rsquo;s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published today the report on its most recent visit to Switzerland, carried out in October 2011, Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:58:49 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24841 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24841 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits the United Kingdom Strasbourg, 3.10.2012 -- A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recently carried out a twelve-day visit to the United Kingdom. The visit, which began on 17 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:16:46 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24837 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24837 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Armenia and response of the Armenian Government Strasbourg, 03.10.2012 &ndash; The Council of Europe&rsquo;s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its ad hoc visit to Armenia in December 2011, together with Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:50:32 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24695 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24695 [prisoner-rights] Chad: Prisoners' lives are threatened by appalling detention conditions Amnesty International Press release10 September 2012 The lives of prisoners in Chad are often put at risk by harsh detention conditions including severe overcrowding in unventilated cells that can reach temperatures of up to 48 degrees Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:03:52 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24506 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24506 [prisoner-rights] Mali: ICRC visits detainees in the north ICRC News Release31-07-2012Geneva/Niamey (ICRC) &ndash; On 29 and 30 July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited 79 Malian military personnel held by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:48:40 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24374 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24374 [prisoner-rights] Enforced Disappearances: UN experts study over 200 cases – 13 under their urgent action procedure GENEVA (13 July 2012) &ndash; The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances* examined 13 reported cases of enforced disappearance under its urgent action procedure, as well as information on more than 200 cases, including Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:50:31 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24200 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24200 [prisoner-rights] International Day in Support of Victims of Torture marked across the globe 25-06-2012 -- Tomorrow, 26th June 2012, will see hundreds of organisations all over the world mark the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The day Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:35:39 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24193 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24193 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on visit to Tilburg Prison Strasbourg, 26 June 2012 -- The Council of Europe&rsquo;s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published today the report on its recent visit to Tilburg Prison. In application of an Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:37:59 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24016 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=24016 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Italy Strasbourg, 31.05.2012 &ndash; A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out a periodic visit to Italy Thu, 31 May 2012 09:57:50 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23951 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23951 [prisoner-rights] Tajikistan: UN Special Rapporteur calls for clear pledge to 'zero tolerance' of torture DUSHANBE / GENEVA (18 May 2012) &ndash; The United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan E. M&eacute;ndez, today said he was encouraged by recent legal changes in Tajikistan, like the introduction of a new criminal provision defining torture and Sun, 20 May 2012 19:21:49 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23889 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23889 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Bulgaria Strasbourg, 14.05.2012 &ndash; A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit to Bulgaria from 4 to 10 May 2012. The main Mon, 14 May 2012 14:54:37 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23865 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23865 [prisoner-rights] First mission to Tajikistan by UN Special Rapporteur on torture GENEVA (9 May 2012) &ndash; United Nations Special Rapporteur Juan E. M&eacute;ndez will undertake his first official country visit to the Republic of Tajikistan from 10 to 18 May, to assess measures taken by the Government to bring its legislation on Thu, 10 May 2012 09:18:15 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23719 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23719 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on France Strasbourg, 19.04.2012 &ndash; The Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has today published the report on its visit to France from 28 November to 10 December 2010, together Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:25:16 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23381 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23381 [prisoner-rights] Bulgaria: Anti-torture Committee sees some progress but expresses concern about allegations of ill-treatment and inter prisoner violence Strasbourg, 15.03.2012 &ndash; The Council of Europe&rsquo;s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) today published the report on its visit to Bulgaria in October 2010, and the response of the Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:18:44 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23087 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23087 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Portugal Strasbourg, 22.02.12 &ndash; A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recently carried out a ten day visit to Portugal. The visit, which began on 7 February Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:56:50 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23086 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=23086 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Germany Strasbourg, 22.02.2012 &ndash; The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published today the report on its most recent visit to Germany, in November/December 2010, together Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:56:16 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22950 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22950 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Slovenia Strasbourg, 09.02.2012 -- A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out a periodic visit to Slovenia from 31 January to 6 February 2012. This was the Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:45:27 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22730 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22730 [prisoner-rights] Myanmar: Release of prisoners of conscience 16 January 2012 &ndash; The United Nations independent expert on the human rights situation in Myanmar today welcomed the recent decision by President Thein Sein to grant another amnesty and set free a significant number of prisoners of conscience. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:49:02 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22696 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22696 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Moldova Strasbourg, 12.01.2012 &ndash; The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published today the report on its last visit to Moldova in June 2011. It has been made public Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:57:48 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22667 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22667 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Greece and response of the Greek Government Strasbourg, 10.1.2012 &ndash; The Council of Europe&rsquo;s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its ad hoc visit to Greece in January 2011, together with the Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:49:06 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22649 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22649 [prisoner-rights] Guantanamo, ten years on Human Rights Watch on the Tenth Anniversary of Guantanamo Human Rights Watch Press releaseJanuary 6, 2012 On January 11, 2002, the United States brought the first 20 prisoners to the Guantanamo Bay detention Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:53:40 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22601 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22601 [prisoner-rights] Prisoner amnesty in Azerbaijan Strasbourg, 03.01.2012 &ndash; Christoph Str&auml;sser (Germany, SOC), the rapporteur of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on &ldquo;revisiting the issue of political prisoners&rdquo;, has welcomed the recent liberation of Mehman Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:32:47 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22574 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22574 Support human rights education! <img border="0" alt="HREA / Education and training in support of human rights Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:37:40 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22455 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22455 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Ukraine Strasbourg, 12.12.2011 &ndash; A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit to Ukraine from 29 November to 6 December 2011. <br Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:07:49 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22406 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22406 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee scheduled visits in 2012 Council of Europe anti-torture Committee announces visits to ten states in 2012 to monitor the situation of persons deprived of their liberty Strasbourg, 07.12.2011 - In 2012, as part of its programme of periodic visits, the Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:20:01 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22393 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22393 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Andorra Strasbourg, 5 December 2011 -- A delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recently carried out a four-day visit to Andorra. The visit began on 28 November 2011. It was Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:45:48 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22357 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22357 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Macedonia 25.11.2011 - A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit to &ldquo;the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia&rdquo; from 21 to 24 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:11:00 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22327 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22327 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Romania Strasbourg, 24.11.2011 &ndash; The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published today the report on its most recent visit to Romania (5 to 16 September 2010), together Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:18:13 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22275 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22275 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Ukraine Strasbourg, 23.11.2011 &ndash; The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its periodic visit to Ukraine in September 2009, together with the Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:06:21 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22224 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22224 [prisoner-rights] UN expert panel launches essential tool to fight arbitrary deprivation of freedom UNITED NATIONS Press release14 November 2011PARIS &ndash; The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Monday highlighted the practice of arbitrary detention, which it emphasized takes place in all countries, affecting Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:40:11 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22194 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22194 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee: solitary confinement in prisons should be minimised Strasbourg, 10.11.2011 &ndash; In its annual report, which was published today, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) urges States to minimise the use of solitary confinement of Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:23:28 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22127 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22127 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits the Netherlands Strasbourg, 28.10.2011 -- A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out a visit to the Netherlands from 10 to 21 October 2011. This was the Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:02:03 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22088 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=22088 [prisoner-rights] CAT 27th session: Committee against Torture holds forty-seventh session in Geneva from 31 October to 25 November BACKGROUND RELEASE 27 October 2011 Experts to Consider Reports of Belarus, Bulgaria, Djibouti, Germany, Greece, Madagascar, Morocco, Paraguay and Sri Lanka The Committee against Torture will meet at the Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:59:15 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=21986 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=21986 [prisoner-rights] UN Special Rapporteur on torture calls for the prohibition of solitary confinement NEW YORK (18 October 2011) &ndash; &ldquo;Segregation, isolation, separation, cellular, lockdown, Supermax, the hole, Secure Housing Unit (SHU)&hellip; whatever the name, solitary confinement should be banned by States as a punishment or extortion Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:07:13 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=21973 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=21973 [prisoner-rights] Israel-Hamas prisoner swap casts harsh light on detention practices of all sides Amnesty International Press release18 October 2011The prisoner exchange involving Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and 477 Palestinian prisoners highlights the need for the humane treatment of all detainees in Israel and the Occupied Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:51:12 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=21685 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=21685 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Latvia Strasbourg, 19.09.11 -&ndash; A delegation of the Council of Europe&rsquo;s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out a periodic visit to Latvia from 5 to 15 September 2011.<br Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:08:32 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=21599 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=21599 [prisoner-rights] UN finds Kyrgyzstan responsible for death in police custody Open Society Justice Initiative Press Release Date: September 14, 2011 Contact: Jonathan Birchall +1-212-547-6958 &#65279;The UN Human Rights Committee has found the government of Kyrgyzstan responsible for the 2004 death Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:10:34 +0000 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=21335 http://hrea.org/wv/index.php?base_id=116&list_id=13&language_id=1&msg_id=21335 [prisoner-rights] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Armenia Strasbourg, 17.08.2011 &ndash; The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its periodic visit to Armenia in May 2010, together with the Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:17:25 +0000