Torture and the United States
China Bans Use of Torture, Forced Confessions — Again
Chinese police and prosecutors are banned from using torture to obtain evidence under rules released Tuesday, in the...
N. Korea Accuses US of ‘smear Campaign’ Over Warmbier Death
North Korea on Friday accused the US of waging a "smear campaign" over the death of a student who was sent back home in...
Republican Senator Accused of Trying To ‘erase’ History of CIA Torture
Democrats on Friday accused a powerful Republican senator of seeking to erase the history of the CIA's torture program...
UN Condemns ‘widespread’ Torture By Police In Pakistan
A UN committee has condemned the "widespread practice of torture" in Pakistan by police, the military and intelligence...
Suspects In Uganda Police Murder Claim They Were Tortured
Thirteen men accused of involvement in the murder of high-ranking police officer Andrew Kaweesi and two aides appeared...
Woman, 45, Arrested For Maltreating Nephew
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested for subjecting her three-year-old nephew to severe beatings, denying him food for...
Victims of Military Torture Fear Mexico Security Bill
One afternoon, young Mexican engineer Jethro Sanchez was out partying. Hours later, he was dying, his father says --...
Two German-Born Terror Suspects To Be Deported From Country
The pair, who investigators say were part of the radical Islamist scene in the central Germany city of Göttingen, have...
One Arrested In Connection With Hot Electric Iron Torture
Police in Tamale have confirmed the arrest of one of five suspects in connection with the torture of a 15-year old...
Thai Army To Drop Charges Over Torture Report
Thailand's army said Tuesday it would drop a defamation case against three human rights workers who alleged that troops...
Trump Torture Remarks
There was no immediate response from the U. S. delegation to the 47-member state forum in Geneva. A U. N. human rights...
UN Concerned At ‘serious’ Abuses, Torture In Sri Lanka
The UN on Friday warned that a range of serious abuses, including torture, appear to remain widespread in Sri Lanka and...
Boy, 15, Tortured With Hot Electric Iron For Stealing Mobile Phone
A 15-year old Junior High School (JHS) pupil of one of the basic schools within the Tamale Metropolis was subjected to...
Syria Torture Victims File Criminal Case In Germany
Seven Syrian torture survivors, two lawyers and a human rights group have filed a criminal complaint in Germany against...
Naked Prisoners In Philippine Jail Cause Uproar
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have...
Pursue Persons Who Violated Kumasi Woman
Pressure Group, OccupyGhana has demanded police arrest, and prosecute to the full extent of the law, persons in the...
Human Activists Condemn Beating of Woman Accused of Stealing Yam In Kumasi
More people are adding their voices to condemn brutality meted out to a Nigerian woman who was stripped naked and...
Man Burns Nephew’s Legs With Hot Iron For Gossiping
A 28-year-old man has been arrested by the Sofoline police in the Ashanti Region for allegedly subjecting his...
Colombia Outrage Over Killing of Young Girl
The funeral has been taking place in the Colombian capital, Bogota, of a seven-year-old girl from a poor family who was...