Human Rights
Part 1: Major protests at six Georgia prisons: Inmates demand human rights Rodriques Dukes in his cell at Hays State Prison in Trion, Georgia – Photo: Derek Bell Inmates at six major prisons in the state of Georgia have begun a strong yet peaceful protest against inhumane conditions in the facilities in which they live.
The largest inmate protest in US history
Human beings are social creatures. We are social not just in the trivial sense that we like company, and not just in the obvious sense that we each depend on others. We are social in a more elemental way: simply to exist as a normal human being requires interaction with other people.
Is long-term solitary confinement torture?
Human Rights Organizations Worldwide Decry Attacks on Freedom of Expression
It has been almost two weeks since cablegate.wikileaks.org, the website hosting leaked US diplomatic cables, was taken down, and the right of Wikileaks to publish truthful information was immediately besieged . Since then, human rights organizations around the world have condemned the attacks on WikiLeaks and have raised their voices to protect freedom of expression online. EFF has noted that Wikileaks has suffered as a result of corporate policies that suppress free expression on matters of intense public importance.
One of my close friends is suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a severe mental illness which has almost paralyzed his entire life. He was diagnosed with the psychosis at the age of 15 and now, more than a decade after that time, he is married and has two children. The psychiatrists in Iran have recommended him to go abroad and pursue his treatment under the supervision of a group of qualified, experienced practitioners; however, he was financially unable to afford the expenses of such a solution and remained in Iran. Psychiatrists in Iran have prescribed several drugs for my friend and he has been taking them over the past years; however, when I met him a few weeks ago, he informed me of a shocking, unanticipated incident which I’m still unable to believe.
Which “Human” Rights Do You Call for?
Just Detention International – End Rape in Prison
San Francisco, August 19, 2005 Hello, my name is Kendell Spruce, and I’m here to tell you about what happened to me in an Arkansas state prison. I was raped by at least 27 different inmates over a nine month period. I don’t have to tell you that it was the worst nine months of my life. I was sentenced to six years in prison in 1991 on a probation violation. I was originally convicted of forging a check to buy crack cocaine.'That Check I Wrote Cost Me My Life' -- The Deadly Link Between Prisoner Rape and HIV
'That Check I Wrote Cost Me My Life' -- The Deadly Link Between Prisoner Rape and HIV Dear Friends, "I've already accepted that I'm going to die, but before I do, I want to see justice in the prison system. The only way to help me now is to put an end to rape in prison."
Death Penalty