The case of the Miguel Castro Castro
Prison v. Peru
In Peru in May 1992 inmates at the Castro Castro
Prison in Lima were subjected to torturous acts
during and after a massacre that led to the injury
and death of both male and female prisoners.
The case was subsequently brought before the
Inter-American Court of Human Rights. In June
2006, following 14 years of struggle against the
State of Peru, the court ruled that torture had oc-
curred at the prison and awarded reparations to
approximately 300 survivors and their relatives.
This short documentary film features interviews
with the lawyer who brought the case to court,
the doctor who examined the survivors, and the
psychiatrist who acted as expert witness before
the court. All three discuss the instrumental
value of the Istanbul Protocol in the case.
DVD is enclosed in the hard copy version of this book.
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