Report Shows Violation of Human Rights in Portugal

Report shows violation of human rights in Portugal

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Human Rights Report 2009, released yesterday by the Department of State U.S., points out "several" issues in Portugal: police brutality, poor prison conditions, and poor access to justice and trafficking in women and children.
With detailed chapters on 194 countries, Human Rights Report 2009, released yesterday in Washington, shows that Portugal, including all the islands, has not escaped the list of countries with humanitarian problems, although there have been some improvements to the overcrowding of prisons.

The document presented by the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, paints a "black" in Iran, China, North Korea and Cuba, and also in countries in conflict such as Iraq, Afghanistan or the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Torture and abuse in prisons in Portugal


"The police and prison guards occasionally attack or abuse of detainees and prisoners, minors are not kept imprisoned separately from adults, prison conditions are poor and individuals detained by the police had no effective right to counsel," the report notes .

The chapter identifies the Portugal "humanitarian problems in several areas, such as the existence of" credible reports of excessive use of force by police and abuse of detainees by prison guards, as the Council for the Prevention of Torture and also the media.

Some of these reports, it added, led to investigations at the General Inspectorate of Internal Administration (IGAI), which resulted in letters of reprimand, suspensions, prison sentences, mandatory reforms and removal of the security forces, said the report.

As for prisons, the conditions "remained poor" last year, due to problems of overcrowding, dilapidated and unsanitary facilities and violence among prisoners.

The prevalence rates of HIV / AIDS and hepatitis C are "high", says the State Department.

Prolonged pre-trial detention


"Many of the guidelines and legislative proposals that the Government adopted in 2004 to reform the prison system were not implemented in practice. But there have been some improvements over the years, including a reduction of overcrowding and staff training, "the report said.

Another problem identified is the prolonged pre-trial detention, "usually due to lengthy investigations and legal proceedings, judicial inefficiency and lack of staff.

The document also points to cases of discrimination and assaults on women, including domestic violence, despite the statutory scheme providing protection and have created a national government level (Ministry of Equality) to deal with the problem.


Women have lower wages


"Portuguese law gives women full equality with men, however, in practice women are discriminated against economically and otherwise, with an average salary 23% lower than the average male, the report said.

Use of Portugal for human trafficking is another problem identified by the U.S. administration.

"The country remains a destination, transit and source for women, men and children trafficked from Brazil and to a lesser extent, Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, Romania and South Africa for forced labor and sexual exploitation," he says.
Also deserve mention, in the negative, Burma, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Vietnam, Egypt, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and important American allies like Saudi Arabia and Colombia.

Human Rights Report 2009, released yesterday by the Department of State U.S., points out "several" issues in Portugal: police brutality, poor prison conditions, and poor access to justice and trafficking in women and children.

Rosiepops wrote:"The police and prison guards occasionally attack or abuse of detainees and prisoners, minors are not kept imprisoned separately from adults, prison conditions are poor and individuals detained by the police had no effective right to counsel," the report notes .

The chapter identifies the Portugal "humanitarian problems in several areas, such as the existence of" credible reports of excessive use of force by police and abuse of detainees by prison guards, as the Council for the Prevention of Torture and also the media.

What do they mean trafficking in women and children? How exactly? What ages of children? How has this been discovered enough to be documented and as it has been documented, what are the details of this report, it is a shocking admission.