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Wednesday, June 23, 1999 Published at 14:24 GMT 15:24 UK
World: Americas
Amnesty criticises Brazil jails
The human rights organisation Amnesty International says human rights violations are commonplace in Brazilian jails and police stations.
In a new report, the organisation says cells in many prisons are overcrowded and vermin-infested, and detainees are regularly humiliated and tortured.
The report says torture is also widespread in Brazil's police stations as a means of extracting confessions.
The Brazilian government has recently launched a construction programme to combat overcrowding in jails.
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