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Torture

Last year
2024
Former Syrian official who oversaw prison charged with torture in US
New Zealand's prime minister officially apologises to 200,000 victims of abuse in state care
Three men accused of a torturing a woman at a Dublin flat refused bail
‘There was no respite’: New testimonies reveal abuse of Palestinians in Israeli jails
Israel is beginning to grapple with the emerging scandal of how Palestinians are being treated in its prisons.
Nine soldiers held by Israeli military in investigation into sexual abuse at detention camp
'Black hole': Israel must end torture and indefinite detention of Palestinians from Gaza - Amnesty
Inhumane detention and torture of Gazans reported at Israeli military prison
Palestinians call for release of thousands of people detained in Israeli jails without trial
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Families of those killed in 9/11 attacks split over plea deal that excludes death penalty
Family of man tortured by British military into murder confession awarded £350,000
Argentine ex-policeman jailed for student's disappearance in 1976
Body of British aid worker held by Russian separatists ‘shows signs of torture’
Eleven jailed in the Netherlands over underworld prisons equipped with torture chamber
Bodies with hands tied found in Ukraine as Russia shells east
'They woke us up and made us jump in a well' - Roche reflects on 'Hell Week' before FAI Cup semi-final
Amnesty terms Chinese Uyghur abuses 'crimes against humanity'
Report details case of mentally ill inmate found lying naked on floor of cell
European Court of Human Rights rejects request to review its 'Hooded men' ruling
'I was stripped and photographed in the nude, while being held by the hair'
Hooded Men: Can the use of torture by a State be justified?
Conor Courtney
Treatment of 'hooded men' wasn't torture, human rights court rules
Teenager who fled Californian house of horrors had been planning escape 'for two years'
Mother 'perplexed' after she and husband arrested over keeping their 13 children 'captive'
'We don't have any gays': Chechnya's leader strongly denies his country tortured and killed gay men
Migrants trying to reach Europe being sold as slaves for as little as €200
Taoiseach Jack Lynch confronted Prime Minister on torture claims in Northern Ireland
Mexico tells Trump: "We will not pay for any wall'
'My buttocks were raw and oozing pus': Abuse at China's unofficial detention centres
Missing Mexican priest found alive with "notable signs of torture"
Nine prisoners have been held in solitary confinement for over 12 months
'The blood was like a river': Syrian people speak of horrific torture they endured in prison
Post-coup detainees being beaten and raped, says Amnesty
Hundreds of adults and children 'disappeared and tortured by Egyptian authorities'
'You are going to jail coz you're a stupid f***ing whore': Raped, tortured and beaten by their protectors
Donald Trump compares trade deal to rape
"They hold a man’s arm against the curb and you hear it break when they kick it."
Asylum seekers living in Ireland more than five years should be given "special amnesty"
Terror expert says Isis will use Donald Trump videos to recruit members
Appendix M: The little-known 'loophole' to allow torture by US investigators
Irish banker arrested over allegations of torturing roommate's cat