Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Torture in 2014: Stories of modern horror

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Headline Title: Torture in 2014: Stories of modern horror 29 May 2014 A Mexican woman is raped on a police bus, as officers cheer on; a Nigerian man still suffers from migraines four years after police repeatedly banged his head against a concrete wall; a woman from the Philippines still has flashbacks of the moment a soldier poured hot candle wax over her skin.Torture is as alive as ever – with Amnesty International documenting the use of torture techniques such as electroshocks, waterboarding and rape in more than 141 countries over the past five years.It is happening across the…

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