Mastodawn

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Various-LeisureHour-1896/pages/573-securing-the-irons/

Leg-irons are considered torture by the UN today (although they are used routinely in some countries) and can cause serious injury long term, but this picture and the article were over a hundred years ago. The prisoners wore different coloured hats depending on the length of their sentence.

Used a larger image to see if it comes out better.

#vintageEngraving #ankleCuffs #fetters #prison #prisoners #slaves #slavery $fobo #GIMP #legirons #shackles #fetters #historical

C. Morris 1d ago

#Iran: Grave risks to detained #lawyers & #prisoners of conscience amid armed conflict | Joint oral statement to #UN #HumanRightsCouncil on 16 March 2016 by Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute & Centre for Supporters of Human Rights https://www.lrwc.org/iran-grave-risks-to-lawyers-amid-armed-conflict-hrc61/ #law #humanrights #US #Israel
#UNCharter #internationalhumanitarianlaw.

Iran: Grave risks to lawyers and prisoners of conscience amid armed conflict | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council

Full pdf joint statement Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 4: General Debate 16 March 2026 Speaker: Catherine Morris Oral Statement to the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council from Lawyers’ …

Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada

Deadline 3d ago

Tahar Rahim Talks “Fantastic” Collaboration With Matt Charman For Sky Thriller ‘Prisoner’, Choosing Roles “Rooted In Truth” & Importance Of Having “A Seat At The Artistic Table”
#News #Alpha #Prisoners #TaharRahim

https://deadline.com/2026/03/tahar-rahim-prisoner-alpha-les-miserables-a-prophet-1236760215/

Tahar Rahim Talks “Fantastic” Collaboration With Matt Charman For Sky Thriller ‘Prisoner’, Choosing Roles “Rooted In Truth” & Importance Of Having “A Seat At The Artistic Table”

The 'A Prophet' actor breaks down how he approaches roles with psychological depth and says his work is "rooted in truth and reality".

Deadline

Richard Michael Blaber 4d ago

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/israels-death-penalty-bill-for-palestinian-prisoners-moves-to-final-vote; https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/02/israel-un-experts-urge-withdrawal-death-penalty-bill; https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/israel-statement-spokesperson-death-penalty-bill_en. "Capital punishment in #Israel is currently reserved for the most exceptional cases & has only been used twice against convicted #prisoners. The last time was to hang the notorious #Nazi #war #criminal, Adolf Eichmann, a key architect of the #Holocaust, in 1962." See: 4th Geneva Convention of 1949, Articles 3(1)(d); 29; 32; 33; 37; 47; 64-69; 71-75; 76, https://elearning.icrc.org/healthcareindanger-legal-framework/en/media/attachements/chapter-1/gva-conv.pdf.

Israel’s death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote

Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the Knesset

The Guardian

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Hyde 📷 🖋

4d ago

That was a great movie!

#Prisoners #EuroKino 🎥

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Hyde 📷 🖋

5d ago

As a father, a cop told me with a smile on his face that he does everything to find my kid, I think I would punch him in his face ...

#Prisoners #EuroKino 🎥

Susan Ville 5d ago

📌 Torture and #genocide: A Summary of the #UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Israel’s Systematic Use of Torture against Palestinians since 7 October 2023

-- By Law for Palestine

(Publ. MAR-23)

🔹 Special Rapporteur #francescaalbanese was also denied entry to #egypt, where she had planned to meet with released Palestinian #prisoners and hear their testimonies about conditions inside Israeli prisons

#law #ihl #internationallaw #genevaconvention #RomeStatute

https://law4palestine.org/torture-and-genocide-a-summary-of-the-un-special-rapporteurs-report-on-israels-systematic-use-of-torture-against-palestinians-since-7-october-2023/

Genocide: The UN Report on Israel’s Systematic Use of Torture

Torture and Genocide: A Summary of the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Israel’s Systematic Use of Torture against Palestinians

Law for Palestine

Susan Ville 5d ago

📢 The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) stated that Israel continues to escalate its targeting of released #prisoners who were freed as part of the 'ceasefire agreement' on the Gaza Strip, through ongoing arrests, field interrogations, and questioning

🔹 PPS added that this escalation is part of a systematic #policy and represents a clear and new violation of the ceasefire agreement -

#news
#palestine #gaza #genocide #USISRcrimes
#UNres2803scam

📰 WAFA MAR-24

https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/168595