Turkey: fear of torture / health concern: Over 200 political prisoners
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Over 100,000 people were imprisoned and tortured for political reasons during the 17 years of the Mengistu regime. Tens of thousands “disappeared” or were killed. This report updates the May 1991 paper “Ethiopia: End of an era of brutal repression – a new chance for human rights” (AFR 25/05/91). It contains previously unpublished testimonies and…
Amnesty International is concerned about reports from war zones of deliberate killings of unarmed civilians and captured or wounded members of the armed forces and about the reported ill-treatment and torture of people detained in connnection with the fighting. The available information indicates that all sides have committed atrocities. The incidents reported here include killings…
Reports of torture and ill-treatment of prisoners and of an apparent pattern of short-term detention and ill-treatment in police custody continue to be of concern to Amnesty International. Cases noted here include the illegal detention and torture during interrogation of prisoners of conscience Anicet Ekane and Henriette Ekwe in February 1990; the arrest and torture…
The Chilean Supreme Court is expected soon to decide on an appeal submitted on behalf of Carmen Gloria Quintana and the relatives of Rodrigo Rojas de Negri The appeals calls for the annulment of a ruling by the Military Appeals Court which upheld a 300-day suspended sentence against Captain Fernandez Dittus for unintentional homicide of…
This paper presents Amnesty International’s concerns about the grave human rights abuses which have afflicted Peru for almost 10 years. Abuses by the security forces occur in the context of terrorist campaigns by armed opposition groups, principally Sendero Luminoso but also including the MRTA. The official counter-insurgency strategy is based on the creation of emergency…
This paper contains seven appeal cases for writers and journalists who have been threatened, imprisoned or even killed because of their professional activities. The cases come from Kenya, Guatemala, Peru, China, South Korea, Viet Nam and Syria.
This document outlines in brief some of the cases of political arrests in South Korea during 1991. Cases reported include the arrest of members of Pomminnyon; arrests of artists, including Chong Son-hee, Choi Ik-kyun, Oh Chin-hee, Cha Il-hwan, Park Yong-kyun, Lee Chin-woo and Park In-bae; arrests of research students; arrests relating to demonstrations in May…
Six years after the return to constitutional government in Uruguay, Amnesty International continues to receive serious allegations of torture and ill- treatment. While such cases do not appear to represent common practice, AI is concerned that law enforcement officials have acted illegally and that most violators do not appear to have been brought to justice.…
Within the United Kingdom, allegations about ill-treatment of suspects while in police custody have come most frequently from Northern Ireland, although the organization also receives allegations from Great Britain. This report focuses on the situation in interrogation centres in Northern Ireland. Amnesty International is concerned by the number of allegations it is receiving concerning ill-treatment…