abuse

Elderly Woman Bodyslammed by Police

Michael Santo — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:11:10 -0500

First, it should be noted that Virginia Dodson, 84, was indeed wielding a knife when confronted by police. However, the frail Alzheimer's patient was doing so because she had an Alzheimer's-related dementia attack and used a knife to cut herself out of her seatbelt.

EIghty-Four Year Old Bodyslammed by Police

Michael Santo — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:04:37 -0500

An 84-year-old woman is bodyslammed by police when, affected by an Alzheimer's "event," she brandishes a knife.

Outrage as Scientology front-group uses deceptive tactics

William Davies — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:25:10 -0500

June 12, 2008 - The Church of Scientology has attracted criticism after using a front-group to advertise its controversial founder. Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) held a presentation at a Catholic High School in Vancouver, Canada without disclosing that it was a Scientology organization. The move has backfired, instead drawing attention to the human rights abuses occurring within Scientology.

The Penitentiary System of Kazakhstan Kills People, Not Corrects Them

borboru — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:24:08 -0500

There are 73 prisons in Kazakhstan, including 17 colony-settlements. Most of the places of detention are overcrowded. The total number of the convinced in the Republic of Kazakhstan exceeds 56.000. In 2007 only the number of sentenced increased for 4.300 (Regnum, March 19, 2008).

Scientology cult's secret prison camps: The "Rehabilitation Project Force"

lilly_von_marcab — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:50:39 -0500

Citizens from many countries are currently being held in prison camps in the United States of America by the "church" of Scientology. This is happening right now in "Rehabilitation Project Force" (RPF) centers run by this "church," where members who disagree with Scientology management are sent for punishment and re-indoctrination. Average internment is 2 to 10 years. Many of these people were granted visas as "religious workers" or "students" of Scientology.

High-tech interrogations may promote abuse

harminka — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:14:41 -0500

There is evidence that brain imaging technology is being used to interrogate suspected terrorists despite concerns that it may not be reliable, and that it might inadvertently promote abuse of detainees, according to a Penn State researcher.