el_chavista
22nd August 2012, 16:25
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The strategy used against political prisoners is a trial for rebellion and adding the charges of terrorism, drug trafficking and conspiracy for terrorist purposes, with the clear aim to remove political status, including facilitating the extradition [Article 35 of the Constitution prevent extradition for political offenses]
Torture in Colombian jails: systematism and impunity reveal a logic of the state
By Azalea Robles http://azalearobles.blogspot.com/
Torture: a message of terror send to society, paralyzing vindication by fear
The systematic repression of social organization is a message of state terror against the population: it is expressed by the political imprisonment, by political assassination, by social control, by the forced disappearance [4], it is expressed by the horrific torture exercised by the paramilitary tool in coordination with the army at the area to be stripped of [5], torture as a public humiliation to cause massive forced displacement [6], in that same vein, paralyzing vindication by fear, torture in Colombian jails is implemented.
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Several political prisoners are dying by denial of medical care, there are also negation of classification of inmates in violation of international humanitarian law by the Colombian state [7] There is also a refusal to apply the due sentence reduction to release disabled and sick-terminal prisoners, also the geographical remoteness and family separation as a form of torture, beatings, electric shock, poisoning (fuel, feces, glass at meals), water deprivation, prolonged confinement in the dungeons, extreme overcrowding [ 8], and degrading treatment of sexual humiliation, threats of extradition, torture of relatives ranging from fondling to rape and enforced disappearance ...
Homicide plight of prisoners by the authorities through torture and denial of medical care
Prisoners are deprived of medicine, and doctors imprisoned. For healing anyone requiring medical care in the region where he lived, Carlos Figueroa, a surgeon, was the victim of judicial assembly and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for "rebellion" to punish his respect for life ...
The strategy used against political prisoners is a trial for rebellion and adding the charges of terrorism, drug trafficking and conspiracy for terrorist purposes, with the clear aim to remove political status, including facilitating the extradition [Article 35 of the Constitution prevent extradition for political offenses]
Torture in Colombian jails: systematism and impunity reveal a logic of the state
By Azalea Robles http://azalearobles.blogspot.com/
Torture: a message of terror send to society, paralyzing vindication by fear
The systematic repression of social organization is a message of state terror against the population: it is expressed by the political imprisonment, by political assassination, by social control, by the forced disappearance [4], it is expressed by the horrific torture exercised by the paramilitary tool in coordination with the army at the area to be stripped of [5], torture as a public humiliation to cause massive forced displacement [6], in that same vein, paralyzing vindication by fear, torture in Colombian jails is implemented.
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Several political prisoners are dying by denial of medical care, there are also negation of classification of inmates in violation of international humanitarian law by the Colombian state [7] There is also a refusal to apply the due sentence reduction to release disabled and sick-terminal prisoners, also the geographical remoteness and family separation as a form of torture, beatings, electric shock, poisoning (fuel, feces, glass at meals), water deprivation, prolonged confinement in the dungeons, extreme overcrowding [ 8], and degrading treatment of sexual humiliation, threats of extradition, torture of relatives ranging from fondling to rape and enforced disappearance ...
Homicide plight of prisoners by the authorities through torture and denial of medical care
Prisoners are deprived of medicine, and doctors imprisoned. For healing anyone requiring medical care in the region where he lived, Carlos Figueroa, a surgeon, was the victim of judicial assembly and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for "rebellion" to punish his respect for life ...