Human Rights Watch News Releases, AsiaNews releases from Human Rights Watch on AsiaEast Timor: Torture and Mistreatment by Police- April 19, 2006 Government Must Check Abuse Before It Spreads The East Timorese government needs to urgently address the problem of police torture and ill-treatment of detainees before it becomes widespread, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Independent and internal accountability mechanisms need to be greatly strengthened to stop a slide into impunity for officials who commit abuses.http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/04/19/eastti13223.htm |