Manfred Nowak Quotes (21 Quotes)

Since they are secret, I don't know where they are. ... Whether this is in Europe or in North Africa or in, I don't know where, in Afghanistan, that of course I don't know.

There is systematic torture and the general conditions in pre-trial detention facilities are worse than prison. There are even reports of electric shocks administered in detention.

It is totally unacceptable, even in the fight against terrorism, that a highly democratic country such as the United States of America is keeping secret places of detention.

If there is a substantial risk in a certain country like Algeria, Jordan, Egypt, etc., then diplomatic assurances cannot be used. If a country usually and systematically practices torture, then of course they would deny they were doing it because it is absolutely prohibited.

I think that described very, very well the situation. You get very, very weak because of not being able to move, and being in this particular position, of course, your whole body starts hurting. He endured it, but he felt, and I would agree, that this was torture.

I think there is ample evidence that both police and other security forces have been and are continuing to systematically practice torture, in particular against dissidents or people who are opponents of the regime.

The practice of torture, though on decline particularly in urban areas, remains widespread in China.

in general, the way people are treated in prisons after they are convicted and in particular, those sentenced to death.

Either they should be released or brought before an independent court in the U.S. or in the country of origin to be judged there.

In forced feeding of hunger-strikers, if the accusations are true, the ways and means reach the level of torture.

Fact-finding on the spot has to include interviews with detainees. What's the sense of going to a detention facility and doing fact-finding when you can't speak to the detainees It's just nonsense.

I am presently in the process of investigating as far as I can these allegations ... If I come to the conclusion that it is a serious and well-founded allegation, then I will officially submit it to attention of the Chinese government.

It only means that there is need for an impartial and independent investigation.

We want to have all information about secret places of detention because whenever there is a secret place of detention, there is also a higher risk that people are subjected to torture.

Torture is practiced systematically by the security forces, ... This was admitted by high officials of both the army and police.

That torture is still practiced in Iraq after Saddam Hussein, that is no secret. It is shocking, but on the other hand, we have received allegations of these secret (detention) places in Iraq already for quite a long time.

We very, very carefully considered all of the arguments posed by the US government. There are no conclusions that are easily drawn. But we concluded that the situation in several areas violates international law and conventions on human rights and torture.

The only condition that we did not accept was that we would have no access to detainees and I am very confident that since we accepted the invitation in the spirit of compromise, the United States will compromise,

Torture and ill treatment are systematically practiced in Nepal by the police, armed police and the Royal Nepal Army in order to extract confessions and to obtain intelligence, among others things,

My particular concern is the strong interest of the system that people finally admit guilt.

Every secret place of detention is usually a higher risk for ill treatment, that the danger of secrecy.