All Posts Tagged With: "torture"
Razvozzhayev Torture Allegations Brought to UN
Russia human rights advocates have handed over information about the alleged physical and psychological torture of opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev to the United Nations Committee Against Torture.
Nov 11, 2012 | Continued
Open Letter to the Russian President on Prison Torture
A group of prominent Russian human rights advocates have penned a letter to Dmitri Medvedev, asking him to take immediate action to put an end to the widespread use of torture in Russia’s detention facilities.
Feb 23, 2011 | Continued
Russian Gov’t ‘Not Interested’ in Addressing Torture
A group of experts say that the use of torture is so widespread throughout Russia’s penitentiary and and law enforcement agencies that it has become a norm that the government is not interested in addressing.
Jun 23, 2010 | Continued
Russian Opposition Activist Tortured by Police
A Russian opposition activist claims he was abducted and tortured by police on the day of a planned rally in the Russian city of Voronezh.
Nov 3, 2009 | Continued