This report: “Torture and Ill-treatment of human rights defenders and activists during external and internal conflict situations” reviews the practices of torture and ill-treatment of human rights defenders and civic activists during conflict situations, including armed conflict, as well as civil unrest and mass protests brutally suppressed by the authorities using weapons, including lethal action. This report covers several OSCE countries and outlines documented cases of torture and ill-treatment of human rights defenders and civic activists and evaluates the effectiveness of the public authorities’ response to these incidents.
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Photo: Death cell in Poperinge city hall, Belgium.
