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Melzer became a supporter of the WikiLeaks founder after digging into his situation in his official capacity as UN Special Rapporteur on torture. He said he is happy for Assange personally, but the Monday ruling, which denied his extradition to the US on espionage charges, was still a huge disappointment …

An open letter to the US President was published by the UN expert on Tuesday, with Melzer joining the chorus of calls to pardon Assange. Melzer stressed that Assange is “extremely vulnerable,” with his health greatly deteriorated over the years of isolation in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, as well …

Six men arrested in the Netherlands after the discovery of seven cargo containers turned into makeshift prison cells and torture chambers. The containers were discovered in Wouse Plantage, a southern suburb of Rotterdam, after the French police cracked the encrypted phones of criminals. As reported in the Dutch police, the …

“People are condemned on the bare testimony — no common sense” How to stop the transformation of Russia into a society of executioners and victims, advocates torture Defendants in high-profile criminal cases often claim to torture during the investigation. One of the clearest examples was the case of “Network” (an …

The times did not choose “A great scientist, a genius, the pride of Russian science, academician Vavilov died — it died!!! Died like a dog in the Saratov prison!!!” — shouted the scientific community of the Soviet geneticist Vladimir Efroimson   Exactly 70 years ago, on 26 January 1943 died …

The administration of the 6-th corrective colony (IK-6) in Mordovia Republic forces another Alexander Markin, suffering from multiple illnesses, work in the sewing shop – without registration, medical examination and courses of sewing. About it radio station “Freedom” the lawyer said nail Saleev. In case of refusal, the administration threatens …

In every, 44 reports from the Russian prisoners of violence on the part of officers of the colonies or jail have only one criminal case, RBC reports. Data on criminal cases with prisoners ‘ complaints on excessive use of force by members of the colonies and remand prisons, introduced the …

What happens to people in modern Russian prisons. Interview with Igor Kalapini The end of October in Russia was marked by a strange coincidence of dates. 30 October — memory day of victims of political repression, is a symbol of what the GULAG, and October 31 — professional holiday of …

Security forces are going almost a day to carry in a police van accused on “to the Ingush cause.” According to the lawyer of Kaloa Akhilgov, older Massag Uzhakhov and Akhmed barakhoyev all this time can’t even eat. Ahilgov believes that the actions of the security forces “only as a …

Sands — a man in his place. To explain the unexplained, not to explain the obvious, not knowing about what they know everything and speak of simple things in an incomprehensible language — that he’s great at it. And when he asks the journalists, saying, where is he among you …