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Manfred Nowak
Information about this person was last updated on Thursday, April 14, 2011.
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[ said]: There are not enough legal safeguards... preventing torture, that means there is not enough political will,
haveeru 27-OCT-10
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[-said]: There are about 10 million prisoners around the world. I would say the clear majority of these prisoners have been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment, but there are many more millions of persons in police custody who are treated in a worse manner.
haveeru 27-OCT-10
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[ said]: There are not enough legal safeguards ... preventing torture, that means there is not enough political will,
smh 27-OCT-10
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[-told]: There is a major difference between the Bush and the Obama administration,
alertnet 27-OCT-10
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[-said]: I would say the clear majority of these prisoners have been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment, but there are many more millions of persons in police custody who are treated in a worse manner.
smh 27-OCT-10
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[-criticized]: NOT MUCH HAS BEEN DONE
alertnet 27-OCT-10
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[said:]: Greece should not carry the burden of the vast majority of all irregular migrants entering the European Union
spiegel 26-OCT-10
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[-said]: I appeal to the European Union, and the commission in particular, to assist the government... they are in need of very substantial financial and technical assistance so that the crisis can be solved,
irishsun 25-OCT-10
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[said:]: There is an obligation to investigate whenever there are credible allegations torture has happened -- and these allegations are more than credible -- and then it is up to the courts on the one hand to bring the perpetrators to justice and also on the other hand to provide the victims with adequate reparation for the harm they have suffered.
irishsun 24-OCT-10
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[-said]: There is an obligation to investigate whenever there are credible allegations,
guardian 23-OCT-10
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[ said]: independent and objective investigation,
earthtimes 23-OCT-10
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[said:]: There is an obligation to investigate whenever there are credible allegations torture has happened and these allegations are more than credible and then it is up to the courts on the one hand to bring the perpetrators to justice and also on the other hand to provide the victims with adequate reparation for the harm they have suffered.
telegraph 23-OCT-10
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[-said]: whenever they expel, extradite or hand over any detainees to the authorities of another state to assess whether or not these individuals are under specific risk of torture. If this assessment is not done, or authorities hand over detainees knowing there is a serious risk of them being subjected to torture, they violate article 3 of the UN convention that precludes torture.
guardian 23-OCT-10
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[-said]: If it is established that a particular individual is responsible for torture directly or by complicity, this person should be brought to justice in the domestic courts,
guardian 23-OCT-10
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[ said]: President Obama also has an obligation to deal with past cases,
news24 23-OCT-10
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[-also urge]: The European Union should fundamentally rethink its asylum and migration policy and replace the Dublin II Regulation [which obliges migrants to be sent back to their EU point of entry] with a fairer system of burden sharing which also takes into account legitimate concerns of asylum seekers and irregular migrants.
kathimerini 21-OCT-10
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[ said]: All these detention facilities, with the only exception of the one in Chios (island), were totally overcrowded ... filthy, with very, very bad ventilation and lighting, and general conditions were just appalling,
irishsun 21-OCT-10
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[-told]: Greece has by far the biggest responsibility today in dealing with irregular immigrants,
eubusiness 21-OCT-10
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[ said]: Greece should not carry the burden of receiving the vast majority of all irregular migrants entering the European Union in 2010,
kathimerini 21-OCT-10
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[-said]: This is by itself inhuman,
irishsun 21-OCT-10
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[-recommended that]: Such conditions of detention clearly amount to inhuman and degrading treatment.
kathimerini 21-OCT-10
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[-said]: Europe has to take action,
eubusiness 21-OCT-10
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[-said]: Very often, I was told that cleaning personnel do not dare any more go into these filthy overcrowded detention facilities,
irishsun 21-OCT-10
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[-told]: The time has come for urgent measures to fundamentally restructure the whole way of how asylum seekers and migrants are dealt with,
irishsun 21-OCT-10
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[-said]: This is a truly European problem which needs a joint European solution,
setimes 21-OCT-10
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[-said]: We found persons with injuries too afraid to allow a forensic examination, too afraid to speak even,
eubusiness 20-OCT-10
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[ said]: Greece should not carry the burden of receiving the vast majority of all irregular migrants entering the European Union,
earthtimes 20-OCT-10
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[-added]: This is a truly European problem which needs a joint European solution, and not only a reinforcement of the European borders,
earthtimes 20-OCT-10
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[ said]: Detainees were never allowed to open air space despite the fact that the police may hold foreigners in administrative detention for up to 6 months,
earthtimes 20-OCT-10
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[-said]: Do you know how the jail's administration prepared for your visit then?
rferl 30-SEP-10
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[concluded that:]: the use of torture and ill-treatment certainly goes beyond isolated instances
bbc 13-AUG-10
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[-said]: Prison health is public health,
news24 24-JUL-10
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[-said]: Science tells us exactly what we have to do, it's just a question of political will to implement it,
AP 23-JUL-10
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[-said]: I regret that in spite of its clear invitation, the government of Cuba has not allowed me to objectively assess the situation of torture and ill-treatment in the country by collecting first-hand evidence from all available sources,
caribbeannetnews 10-JUN-10
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[ said]: I regret that in spite of its clear invitation, the Government of Cuba has not allowed me to objectively assess the situation of torture and ill-treatment in the country by collecting first-hand evidence from all available sources,
un 09-JUN-10
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[-said]: Few countries can boast of the results achieved in Cuba in the treatment of people in prison and their full reinsertion into society.
reuters 09-JUN-10
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[ said]: We think this is enough evidence that the council should take action,
middle 04-JUN-10
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[concluded that:]: the context that allows torture to continue unabatedly is characterised by the non-functioning of the administration of justice and, therefore, the absence of the rule of law
allafrica 15-MAY-10
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