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UNICEF: Release all children in detention during pandemic

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UNICEF: Release all children in detention during pandemic

UNICEF and United Nations officials on Monday urged that all children held in detention around the world be immediately released during the COVID-19 crisis, including almost 200 held in Palestine.

U.N. report author clarifies data behind migrant child detentions in U.S.

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U.N. report author clarifies data behind migrant child detentions in U.S.

The United States has the world's highest rate of child detention, a United Nations report said Tuesday.

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U.N.: Greek detention centers 'appalling'

Greece, entry point into the European Union for many illegal immigrants, holds people without trial for months in "appalling" conditions, a U.N. report says.

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German link alleged in U.S. renditions

A German public broadcaster reports the rendition of four U.S. terror suspects from Bosnia to a Cuban prison was organized by U.S. troops in Germany.

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U.N. rights expert delays Russia visit

Disagreement with the Russian government over detention facility visits has caused U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak to postpone his trip.

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Official: Torture not worse than Saddam

A Bush administration official has rejected a claim by a U.N. official that torture in Iraq is worse now than under former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

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U.N. expert: Iraq torture worse than ever

The United Nations special rapporteur on torture said Thursday that the situation in Iraq may be worse now than it was under Saddam Hussein.

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U.N. official raps alleged torture

Jordan's intelligence and criminal investigation services have been accused of "systematically" practicing torture.

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U.N. to look into U.S. prison ship charges

A special U.N. investigator says the United Nations will look into allegations the United States secretly detained terror suspects on U.S. military ships.

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U.N. finds torture persists in Georgia

A U.N. human rights expert says torture by law enforcement officials still exists in Georgia, although he says some positive measures have been taken.

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The answer we received from the United States is meaningless. There is no meaningful information
U.S. rebuffs U.N. efforts on Gitmo, CIA Jul 23, 2009

As a result of the poor conditions, many people had respiratory, skin as well as psychological problems
U.N.: Greek detention centers 'appalling' Oct 21, 2010

Manfred Nowak (b. Bad Aussee, 26 June 1950) is an Austrian human rights lawyer.

Nowak is a Professor at the University of Vienna, where he is Professor of Constitutional Law and Human Rights. He also is Scientific Director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte (jointly with Hannes Tretter).

Nowak was one of the judges of the Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina between March 1996 and December 2003. He was also the vice president of the Chamber between December 1997 and December 1998.

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