Acts of torture

Acts of torture

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  Mali jihadists in custody say tortured by military

  Three suspected jihadists arrested in the days since the liberation of Timbuktu said Friday that Malian soldiers were torturing them with a method ... 

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  Guatemala ex-dictator to stand trial on genocide

  A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war will stand trial on charges he ordered the ... 

• Nepali colonel in UK court on torture charges

  A colonel in Nepal's army will stand trial in Britain in June on charges of torture allegedly committed during the Himalayan nation's civil war. Col. 

• Suspects on trial over Guinea attack claim torture

  Several defendants on trial in Guinea over a brazen attack on the private residence of President Alpha Conde say authorities tortured them to extract ... 

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  UN: Prisoners still tortured in Afghan custody

  Afghan authorities are still torturing prisoners, such as hanging them by their wrists and beating them with cables, the United Nations said, a year ... 

• Nepali charged with torture appears in UK court

  A British court on Saturday denied bail to a colonel in the Nepalese army facing charges of torture allegedly committed during the Himalayan nation's ... 

• UK police charge Nepalese man with torture

  British police said Friday they have charged a serving colonel in the Nepalese army with two counts of torture allegedly committed during the ... 

• Nepali man arrested in UK over torture allegations

  British police say that they have arrested a Nepali man on suspicion of torture allegedly committed during the Himalayan nation's bloody civil war. 

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  European court condemns CIA in landmark ruling

  A European court issued a landmark ruling Thursday that condemned the CIA's "extraordinary renditions" programs and bolstered those who say they were ... 

• Russian opposition activist may be sent to Siberia

  A jailed Russian opposition activist who claims he was kidnapped and tortured will remain in custody and may be sent to Siberia as part of a ... 

• UN criticizes Russia over torture allegations

  The U.N. Committee Against Torture strongly criticized Russia in a report for failing to investigate widespread allegations of torture and stepping ... 

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  Jailed Russian activist denies 1997 robbery

  A Russian opposition activist who claimed he has been kidnapped and tortured denied new charges Wednesday of armed robbery — the latest step in a case ... 

• Brazil's Truth Commission to investigate church

  The Truth Commission investigating human rights abuses committed by Brazil's former dictatorship will also look into the role Catholic and evangelical ... 

• Cypriots to sue Britain over torture claims

  Cypriots who fought against British colonial rule in the 1950s plan to sue the U.K. government for torture they allegedly suffered at the hands of ... 

• Amnesty Int: Ivory Coast torturing detainees

  Ivory Coast security officials are torturing dozens of detainees by administering electric shocks and other forms of abuse, Amnesty International ... 

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  Russian activist claims he was kidnapped, tortured

  Russia's top investigative agency announced Monday that a government opponent has turned himself in and confessed to orchestrating riots, but the man ... 

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  UK court rules Kenyan torture victims can sue

  The High Court ruled Friday that three elderly Kenyans tortured during a rebellion against British colonial rule can proceed with compensation claims ... 

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  Ivory Coast: Detainees charge torture by military

  The soldiers lined up the detainees in a row on the grass in the middle of the night and beat them with sticks. Other times, soldiers struck the ... 

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  Last Western detainee at Gitmo returns to Canada

  The last Western detainee held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay returned to Canada Saturday after a decade in custody following his ...