Cruel Inhuman Degrading Treatment

Seeing Red

Randi Miller | Posted 02.26.2012

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Randi Miller

There is always a next time. It always happens again. And no, they are really not sorry. Red flags should be easy to see, but apparently, in spite of...

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Torture in Health Care

Joe Amon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Amon

Usually, when one thinks of torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, prisoners--not patients-- come to mind. The mistreatment of detainees i...

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Giving Birth in Shackles

Meghan Rhoad | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights, David Paterson, Prison, Reproductive Rights, Cruel Inhuman Degrading Treatment, Pregnancy, Reproductive Health, Maternal Health, New York, Shackling, Politics News
Meghan Rhoad

There is an international consensus that shackling is an intolerable practice, irreconcilable with human rights principles, along with prohibitions against torture and inhuman or degrading treatment.

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