Death of Mozambican man at hands of South Africa police 'shocking' - 28 febrero 2013

Headline Title:  Death of Mozambican at hands of South Africa police 'shocking' Media reports and cell phone footage apparently showing members of the South African Police Service tying a Mozambican man to the back of a police vehicle and dragging him down the road are “shocki Cell phone footage apparently showing South African police tying a Mozambican man to the back of a police vehicle and dragging him down the road are “shocking” Media Node:  South Africa police Story Location:  South Africa 24° 55' 34.662" S, 28° 49' 41.25" E “This appalling incident involving excessive force is the latest in an increasingly disturbing pattern of brutal police conduct in South Africa,” Fuente:  Noel Kututwa, southern Africa director Fecha:  Jue, 28/02/2013

Mozambique: Thousands unlawfully held in substandard prisons - 22 noviembre 2012

Headline Title:  Mozambique: Thousands unlawfully imprisoned Thousands of people are being held in Mozambique’s prisons despite not having been found guilty of a crime, Amnesty International said in a report released today, which exposes how many inmates are Poor people are particularly at risk of being locked up for months, sometimes years, in squalid cells without having committed a crime. Media Node:  Maputo police station En un golpe de vista:  Many are imprisoned despite no evidence that a crime has even been committedOne detainee had been held for 12 years without appearing in courtIn Nampula, 196 people were found crammed into a cell of about 14m x 6mAmnesty International met several detainees who appeared under 16 Story Location:  Mozambique 15° 22' 8.22" S, 39° 6' 40.7808" E “In some cases prisoners' records had been lost entirely... Access to justice in Mozambique is systematically denied to those without money.” Fuente:  Muluka-Anne Miti, Amnesty International's Mozambique Researcher Fecha:  Jue, 22/11/2012