This report examines the prevalence of torture in Sri Lanka. It looks at the pattern of abuse, who the victims are like to be and the occurrence of rape and death in custody. It also examines the preventative measures against torture already in existence and analyses why they often fail to protect the victims.
Sri Lanka: Torture in custody
المواضيع
- Asia and the Pacific
- Children
- Detention
- Discrimination
- Impunity
- International Organizations
- Justice Systems
- Prisoners of Conscience
- Report
- Research
- Sexual Violence
- South Asia
- Sri Lanka
- Torture and other ill-treatment
- UN
- UN Convention Against Torture
- Unfair Trials
- Unlawful Killings
- Women and Girls
- Women's Rights