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Spanish Police Used Excessive Force in CataloniaDespite being declared unconstitutional by Spain’s constitutional court, the Catalonia referendum took place on October 1. And the violent way police appear to have responded to peaceful protests that day should now be addressed. Take Action! #EndChildMarriage in Florida
Did you know children can legally marry in Florida? It's time something was done. Help us tell Florida's lawmakers to protect Florida's girls from the scourge of child marriage. Interview: Rwanda’s Military Tortured Civilians
Rwanda’s military has repeatedly tortured detainees, beating them, asphyxiating them, using electric shocks and even staging mock executions. A new interview with one of our experts discusses the years of research that went into a new report on torture in Rwanda, and what we learned of Rwanda’s illegal military detention centers. #BreakTheChains: End Shackling in Ghana
People with mental health conditions in Ghana are often considered as being possessed by evil spirits or demons. Due to these beliefs and the lack of local mental health services, some families and communities resort to shackling the person in their homes or in prayer camps; sometimes for years.
We need your help. ACT NOW and help us tell the President of Ghana to #BreakTheChains and end shackling once and for all. Torture and Abductions in Turkey
“When I visited him in prison, my husband told me what had happened to him in police custody in Kırıkkale. He had lost a lot of weight and was exhausted. He cried and said he felt ashamed. ‘I am finished,’ he said. He told me he had been tortured.”
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