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Although it does not establish formal links with other groups, it has been anxious to cooperate with them and to help them create committees of their own. Many of the questions from organizations interested in human rights, or in the case of a particular colleague, have been about how to organize a human rights committee, be it international, national or institutional, and what kinds of action could and should be taken on a specific issue or in behalf of a particular individual.
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Individual Cases Indiviclual cases involve a focus on human rights protection the identification of victims and efforts to end the repression to which these individuals are subjected. There are many types of repression against individuals.
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Torture Torture is defined and discussed in considerable detail on pages 21-28. Efforts in behalf of individuals who have been subjected
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torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of prisoners, subjects, psychiatric abuse for political purposes death penalty, prison conditions, unethical medical or scientific experimentation on human ,, restrictions on freedom of movement, restrictions on civil and political rights, restrictions on social, economic, and cultural rights,
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II. THE FUNCTIONS Committee Structure The most important traits of those involved with committee work are a strong commitment to human rights, impartiality and evenhandedness, a willingness to speak out wherever and whenever abuses occur, ability to work within an institutional framework, and an understanding that the victim's well-being must always be the foremost consideration.
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III. ACTIONS Actions taken are generally linked to international human rights law, regional instruments, and the offending government's laws and constitution.
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~ Reports, press releases, conferences, proceedings, and statements can be sent to the press. Interviews with the press, congressional testimony, and speaking engagements are effective ways of · ~ Increasing awareness.
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