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Alabama execution could "amount to torture" and violate treaties, U.N. warns
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoUpdate: Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed by nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday, Jan. 25. Read the latest...
Britons accuse UAE of torture before U.N. committee
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo British men who had been detained in the United Arab Emirates gave evidence before a U.N. committee on torture on Tuesday, with one saying he was...
After 50 years of global effort to abolish torture, much work remains
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA group of Spanish people have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for torture they and others...
Russian troops raped and tortured children in Ukraine, U.N. panel says
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoRussian troops have raped and tortured children in Ukraine, carried out a “large number” of...
UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to end floggings, executions
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA U.N. report on Monday strongly criticized the Taliban for carrying out public executions, lashings...
Torture is a widespread practice in Mexico, say activists, victims
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn Mexico, victims and human rights attorneys say torture against those who are detained or...
The Unbearable Heat of Prisons in Summer
Time via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCredit - Getty Images Like many people, I knew nothing about the heat crisis in U.S. prisons for most of my life. I first learned of the crisis in early...
Why 'gendercide' is the largest act of violence against women globally | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoViolence against women “is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights...
10 torture sites in 1 town: Russia sowed pain, fear in Izium
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIZIUM, Ukraine — The first time the Russian soldiers caught him, they tossed him bound and...
U.N. Expert Report Accuses Israel Of Genocide In Gaza
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA detailed human rights report by a United Nations expert argues there are “reasonable grounds” to...