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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Amnesty launches global anti-torture campaign

Amnesty launches global anti-torture campaign
[JURIST] Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] on Monday launched a global anti-torture campaign, as it released a report [press release] summarizing the results of a global survey analyzing attitudes towards torture in 141 countries. The report found that 44 percent of the 21,000 people surveyed would not feel safe from torture if arrested in their home country. Brazil and Mexico showed the highest concern for torture if arrested at 80 percent and 64 percent, respectively. Australia and Britain showed the... [more].

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