Manfred Nowak
Manfred Nowak
Manfred Nowakis an Austrian human rights lawyer, who served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture from 2004 to 2010. He is Scientific Director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights, and a former judge at the Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina...
feeding forced hunger level means reach ways
In forced feeding of hunger-strikers, if the accusations are true, the ways and means reach the level of torture.
absolutely cannot certain country course deny diplomatic practices risk
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.
cannot mission talking
It makes no sense (to go). You cannot do a fact-finding mission without talking to the detainees.
impartial means
It only means that there is need for an impartial and independent investigation.
speak
They say they have nothing to hide. If they have nothing to hide, why should we not be able to speak with detainees?
percent
I am 100 percent sure. I have evidence.
among detention exposed extreme prisoners
Among them is that prisoners are exposed to extreme temperatures, or long detention in isolation.