CHRAJ ‘sleeps’ On Petition Against Soldiers Who Assaulted 16-Yr-Old Boy
A human rights advocacy group is demanding justice for a 16-year-old boy who was allegedly assaulted by three military officers ...
Tag: Torture
[Video] I Feel Dejected Seeing Movie Makers Mimic Disability – Pazzo Joe
Kaneshie-based physically challenged musician Pazzo Joe says he feels dejected seeing movie scenes that mock and mimic people with disabilities. ...
Trump FBI Nominee Rejects Torture
President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday he rejected the use of torture in ...
Ex-CIA Agent Convicted Over Imam Kidnapping To Face Sentencing
A former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a ...
China Bans Use of Torture, Forced Confessions — Again
Chinese police and prosecutors are banned from using torture to obtain evidence under rules released Tuesday, in the latest attempt ...
An Extreme Way To Stop Bad Phone Habits
The silicone bracelet I’m wearing around my wrist isn’t particularly subtle. But it’s not meant to be. The bright red ...
Republican Senator Accused of Trying To ‘erase’ History of CIA Torture
Democrats on Friday accused a powerful Republican senator of seeking to erase the history of the CIA's torture program in ...
Alleged Witch, 67, Stoned To Death In the Upper East Region
The woman was stoned to death after she was accused of being a witch A 67-year-old woman has been stoned ...
Somali Man Buried Alive Neck-Deep and Stoned To Death For Adultery
Somali militants have stoned a man to death after an Islamic court convicted him of adultery. Dayow Mohamed Hassan, 44, ...
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Stones Man To Death For Adultery
Somali militants have stoned a man to death after an Islamic court convicted him of adultery. Dayow Mohamed Hassan, 44, ...
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Court Stones Man To Death For Adultery
A court run by militant Islamists in southern Somalia has stoned a married man to death for adultery. Dayow Mohamed ...
Mali Officials Deny Couple Stoned By ‘Islamists’
A threat by radical Islamists in northeast Mali to punish an unmarried couple with death by stoning finally was not ...
Couple Stoned To Death In North Mali By ‘Islamists’
An unmarried couple were stoned to death in public in northeast Mali by Islamists, local officials told AFP on Wednesday, ...
Grim Torture Images Ignite Anger Against Ugandan Police
Ugandan rights activists say grisly images of the torture of a detained politician showing septic wounds on his body highlight ...
UN Condemns ‘widespread’ Torture By Police In Pakistan
A UN committee has condemned the "widespread practice of torture" in Pakistan by police, the military and intelligence agencies in ...
US Allows ‘El Chapo’ To Write To Wife From Behind Bars
A US judge granted limited relaxations Thursday to the stringent custody conditions of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman ...
Woman, 45, Arrested For Maltreating Nephew
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested for subjecting her three-year-old nephew to severe beatings, denying him food for days and ...
Torture Use By Afghan Officials On the Rise
Afghan security officials are increasingly employing torture to extract confessions from alleged insurgents, including children, according to a UN report ...
Victims of Military Torture Fear Mexico Security Bill
One afternoon, young Mexican engineer Jethro Sanchez was out partying. Hours later, he was dying, his father says -- burned ...
Mexico City Metro’s ‘penis Seat’ Sparks Debate
When a new style of seat suddenly appeared on Mexico City's metro system, it was labelled as inappropriate, uncomfortable, humiliating ...