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After 50 years of global effort to abolish torture, much work remains
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA group of Spanish people have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for torture they and others...
Canada and the Netherlands take Syria to top UN court. They accuse Damascus of widespread torture
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSyria boycotted a hearing at the United Nations' top court on Tuesday where the Netherlands and...
Ukrainian accounts of torture ‘go way beyond rogue Russian troops’, UN warns
The Independent UK via AOL· 10 months agoAllegations of Ukraine’s civilians being snatched from their homes and abused in makeshift detention...
The top UN court has ordered Syria to do all it can to prevent torture
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe United Nations' top court on Thursday ordered the Syrian government to “take all measures within...
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...
Rights group: Palestinians torture detainees with impunity
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPalestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip systematically torture critics in...
Outlaw superpower: The United States refuses to play by the world’s rules
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoGuantanamo protest Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In 1963, the summer I turned 11, my...
UN torture body cancels visit to Australia over unrestricted access issue in ‘extraordinary step’
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoA United Nations torture monitoring agency terminated its visit to Australia in what has been called...
Experts on how the laws of war apply to Hamas and the Israeli military
NBC News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWhat are the ‘laws of war’? When did the term first appear? The “laws of war,” also called...
Alabama execution could "amount to torture" and violate treaties, U.N. warns
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoUpdate: Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed by nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday, Jan. 25. Read the latest...