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May 6, 2013

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It's been 10 years since detainees first arrived at Guantanamo. Since then, we’ve seen shocking human rights abuses there and around the world.

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January 20, 2012

The relatives of three men who have filed complaints for torture while in military custody have been threatened and intimidated by military personnel. Amnesty International fears for their safety....

January 19, 2012

Students who were tortured and ill-treatment by state and federal police during a protest have filed a complaint with federal & state prosecutors. There are fears that they will be threatened....

January 19, 2012

Lau Fat-wai, who was sentenced to death, is currently having his case reviewed by the Supreme People's Court. If the death sentence is upheld, he could be executed within a week of the decision....

January 18, 2012

Sombath Somphone was taken away in a truck by unknown persons after being stopped by police in the Lao capital, Vientiane on 15 December 2012. Nobody has seen or heard from him since.