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24.04.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Syrian Arab Republic

Burhan Al Sakkal, a human rights lawyer arrested in October 2012, dies in detention; his spouse was subjected to many assaults, and his family was displaced many times; at least 37 other lawyers are currently being detained [ID 246984]

24.04.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

India

West Bengal, Murshidabad district: 2 staff members of the human rights NGO MASUM have been subjected to harassment and ill-treatment by local police [ID 246985]

17.04.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Togo

12-year-old pupil killed as security forces open fire at a peaceful demonstration of schoolchildren; 5 leading trade unionists threatened by state agents [ID 246983]

16.04.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Colombia

Córdoba department, Valencia: Human rights defender Elver Cordero Oviedo shot dead on 9 April 2013 while on his way to a demonstration held within the framework of the National March for Peace, of which he was an organiser [ID 246126]

15.04.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Venezuela

Amazonas state, Puerto Ayacucho: 2 employees of the Ministry of the Environment were detained and repeatedly tortured by members of the Guardia Civil Bolivariana (GNB) in November 2012; they have been released but are obliged to report to a military control tribunal every week [ID 246125]

12.04.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Turkey

22 trade unionists and human rights defenders accused of membership in an illegal organisation have been released from pre-trial detention while charges against them remain pending; they had been placed in detention in June 2012 [ID 246124]

05.04.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Nepal

Kathmandu: From 15 February 2013 until his release on bail on 29 March 2013, 24-year-old Parshuram Chaudhary was repeatedly tortured by police during interrogations in connection with a robbery [ID 246123]

03.04.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

China

Tibet Autonomous Region: Jigme Gyatso, a political prisoner, has been released after serving his 17-year prison term; he is in poor health; he was sentenced in 1996 for establishing an illegal organisation and "incitement" [ID 246122]

03.04.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

China

Shaoyang: Zhu Chengzhi, a human rights defender detained in June 2012, remains held under "residential surveillance" and continues to be at risk of incommunicado detention [ID 246121]

29.03.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Sudan

Khartoum: Youth activist Hatim Ali Abdalla held in incommunicado detention since 24 March 2013; activist Khalid Omer Yousif harassed by police; both had attended a peaceful demonstration against closure of hospitals on 23 March 2013 [ID 246004]

27.03.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Pakistan

Sindh province, Daharki: Journalist Sikander Ali Bhutto sentenced to death by assembly of village elders who accused him of having an illicit relationship after he had exposed the case of a woman abused and killed by her husband [ID 246003]

25.03.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Russian Federation

Since the end of February 2013, authorities have conducted dozens of inspections of NGOs across the country, which have particularly targeted groups suspected of receiving foreign funding [ID 246000]

25.03.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Zimbabwe

Human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, arrested on 17 March 2013, has been released on bail [ID 246002]

21.03.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Nepal

Banke district: 15-year-old boy arrested on 19 February 2013 and repeatedly tortured in detention, an NGO says [ID 245997]

20.03.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

China

Beijing: HIV/AIDS activist Hu Jia ill-treated during 8-hour interrogation; he has been under house arrest since 26 February 2013 [ID 242454]

20.03.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Egypt

Hassan Mustafa, an activist for rights of detainees, was sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment on 12 March 2013 for allegedly attacking a member of the prosecution office [ID 242456]

19.03.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Pakistan

Karachi: Perveen Rehman, an activist known for her work assisting socially marginalised groups, has been shot dead by 4 men on motorcycles; no militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack [ID 242232]

18.03.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Zimbabwe

Human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa arrested on 17 March 2013 while attempting to provide legal assistance to an employee at the prime minister's office who had been arrested; Mtetwa is still being detained [ID 242233]

11.03.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Pakistan

Gilgit-Baltistan: Government has closed down the Association of Global Humanists and Ethics (AGHE-Pakistan), an NGO working on women and children's issues in the region [ID 241298]

06.03.2013 - World Organisation Against Torture

Nepal

Physical assault against Yadav Prasad Bastola, excutive director of the Human Rights Alliance, by 4 alledged Maoist party members; threats against several members of the Accountability Watch Committee (AWC) [ID 241297]