Spain must end incommunicado detention. AMNISTIA INTERNACIONAL

Spain must end incommunicado detention
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Spain: Out of the Shadows video
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A still from the film Spain: Out of the Shadows shows a simulation of how Mohammed Mrabet Fahsi was tortured by the Guarda Civil
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15 September 2009
Spain must end the practice of incommunicado detention as it violates the rights of people deprived of their liberty, said Amnesty International in a report published on Tuesday." home all to:
Scrap legislation allowing incommunicado detention;
Allow all detainees to speak in confidence with a lawyer without police officers present;
Allow all detainees to have a lawyer of their choice who will be present during questioning;
Allow all detainees to be examined by a doctor of their choice;
Allow all detainees to have their families notified of their detention and location;
Make compulsory in all cases the video and audio recording at places where detainees may be present, except where this may violate their right to private consultations with their lawyer or doctor;
Investigate promptly, thoroughly and impartially all allegations of torture and other ill-treatment made by detainees.

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