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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...
After 50 years of global effort to abolish torture, much work remains
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA group of Spanish people have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for torture they and others...
The top UN court has ordered Syria to do all it can to prevent torture
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe United Nations' top court on Thursday ordered the Syrian government to “take all measures within...
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...
Alabama torture outrage muted and unconscionably insufficient
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOn January 25, Alabama tortured a man to death. It was a planned torture of a human being in the...
UN raises alarms over US using nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama execution
Newsy via AOL· 4 months agoThe symbol of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters. United Nations experts say they are...
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...
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...
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...
Opinion: Populism, whether in Israel or America, is destructive
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Convention Against Torture says “no exceptional circumstances whatsoever ... may be invoked as a...