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90 seconds of horror

April 25th, 2008 · No Comments

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In the beginning, the video is misleading… It reminds you of a typical mineral water TV ad. But suddenly viewers are realizing the «harsh reality», when they «enter» a virtual interrogation room.The torture scene showing simulated «water boarding», in slow movement… Detainees tied [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · War & Conflict

Buenos Aires 1977 same Story

February 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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the Same story ,and the same dirty ways of prosecution and torture used by the dictatorships in Argentine or,in Egypt .
Buenos Aires 1977 ,or Chronicle of an Escape , a movie tell the story of torture and prosecution during the Dictatorship [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics

The Eu parliament on the Egyptian regime

January 19th, 2008 · No Comments

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Thanks to the EU parliament ,for his last resolution concerning the human rights situation in Egypt ,
and for the mad Egyptian regime who isi trying to defend itself by telling the Egyptian that the EU is attacking Egypt i want to say and also to [...]

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Tags: Community Development · Human Rights · Personal

“Torture by proxy”

December 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment

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In the Holy “War on Terrorism” the USA performed kidnapping for persons that seems to be related to Al-Qaida or any Islamic Radical movement.
The USA then renders them to a country where they were tortured in order to get information.

“Rendition”, is a new [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Photo · Politics · Video