Russian POWs Reveal Torture During Ukrainian Captivity

Russian soldiers recently released from Ukrainian captivity have said that they faced torture when they were prisoners of war, the Russian Investigative Committee said.

Taliban 'torture' journalists covering Kabul protests sending stark message to free press

 

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Ethnologia: Afghanistan: Taliban 'tortured and massacred' Hazara minority - BBC News

Ethnologia: Afghanistan: Taliban 'tortured and massacred' Hazara minority - BBC News

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Dozens of Unidentified Bodies Found near Libya's Benghazi

36 unidentified bodies with bullet marks were found in the town of Abyar, 50km southwest of the eastern Libyan city Benghazi, a military source said late on Thursday.

East Aleppo civilians report torture, executions by ‘moderate opposition’

Civilians who fled from militants in east Aleppo say the so-called “moderate opposition” used torture and executed people, the Russian General Staff announced.

Human Rights Watch says state of emergency gives Turkey ‘blank check’ to mistreat suspects

A new report prepared by Human Rights Watch calls on the Turkish authorities to “reinstate safeguards” that have been discarded by the state of emergency decree laws, thus paving the way for torture and maltreatment of detainees in Turkish jails.

GEO Antixronos Breaking News - Flash News (December 2014 - C)

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Former US President George W Bush was "fully informed" about CIA interrogation techniques condemned in a Senate report, his vice-president says.

Speaking to Fox News, Dick Cheney said Mr Bush "knew everything he needed to know" about the programme, and the report was "full of crap".

The CIA has defended its use of methods such as water-boarding on terror suspects after the 9/11 attacks.......................President George W Bush 'knew everything' about CIA interrogation

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UN anti-torture panel urges US to cease indefinite detention without charge

GENEVA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Committee against Torture on Friday unveiled its concluding observations over the United States on its implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

UN torture watchdog urges US to crack down on police brutality

The UN Committee against Torture urged the United States on Friday to fully investigate and prosecute police brutality and shootings of unarmed black youth and ensure that taser weapons are used only in life-threatening situations.

Argentine judge asks Spain to extradite Franco-era officials.(Families of alleged victims turned for help to Argentina ...)

Federal judge Maria Servini de Cubria has requested that Spain arrest and extradite 20 former Spanish officials, including two ex-government ministers, suspected of human rights violations in the era of dictator Francisco Franco.

The judge, who is investigating allegations of torture and other crimes committed in Spain during the Franco era, issued the request on Friday.

Syrian official: No need to torture foreign fighters (video CCTV)

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Syria’s Information Minister has claimed that foreign fighters captured on Syrian soil are not tortured.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Syria peace talks in Montreux, Omaran Zoabi told journalists that people arrested in Syria are not tortured. He claimed there would be no need to do this.