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After 50 years of global effort to abolish torture, much work remains
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days 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· 7 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· 9 months agoAllegations of Ukraine’s civilians being snatched from their homes and abused in makeshift detention...
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...
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...
Democratic convention organizers work to balance free speech with safety amid tensions over protests
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 week agoCHICAGO — The U.S. Secret Service has led security planning for nearly a year. Chicago police have...
Switzerland indicts Algerian ex-minister for alleged crimes against humanity during 1990s insurgency
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSwiss federal prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a former Algerian defense minister, now...
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...
Historian says Trump lawyer "deliberatively misleading" SCOTUS: Ben Franklin "would be horrified"
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSupreme Court; Donald Trump Getty Images/ Salon When Trump lawyer D. John Sauer spoke before the...
Former Guantanamo prisoner: Ron DeSantis watched me being tortured
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMansoor Adayfi says the brutal force-feeding methods employed on Guantanamo prisoners like him...