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9 Feb 2011

Bush cancels trip to Switzerland amid calls for prosecution

Physicians for Human Rights have expressed support for the efforts of the Center for Constitutional Rights to file criminal complaints against George W. Bush.
8 Feb 2011

British man faces terror trial in Iraq

A British man is to stand trial in Iraq on terrorism charges, amid claims that he suffered prolonged torture while being held in secret detention.
24 Jan 2011

Derisory sentences for torture video soldiers

Three Indonesian soldiers captured on video torturing two Papuan villagers last May have been sentenced to between eight and ten months in prison.
11 Nov 2010

Amnesty calls for criminal investigation into US torture

Amnesty International has called for a criminal investigation into the role of former US President George W. Bush and other officials over torture.
4 Nov 2010

Obama accused of funding Indonesian torture of Papuans

The week before he visits Indonesia, US President Brrack Obama has been urged to end military assistance to the country’s oppressive government.
25 Oct 2010

Indonesian government admits soldiers tortured Papuans

The Indonesian government has admitted that the men seen torturing two Papuans in a video released on the internet this week are soldiers.
25 Jul 2010

UK justice proposal would lead to impunity for war crimes and torture

Human rights groups want Parliament to reject a proposal that would hamper arrest warrants for suspected war criminals and torturers visiting the country.
8 Jul 2010

Government faces scrutiny over inquiry into complicity in torture

The UK government is facing strong calls to ensure that its inquiry into UK complicity in torture and other violations since 9/11 is independent and transparent.
7 Jun 2010

Faith leaders speak out against US use of torture and human experimentation on detainees from Afghanistan and Iraq

Faith leaders in the US have added their voices to the growing outcry over the new report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) that finds that doctors under the Bush Administration conducted illegal and unethical human experimentation on detainees in CIA custody.
1 May 2010

UK government criticised over terror deportation 'assurances'

Amnesty International UK has criticised the British government's use of diplomatic assurances to deport alleged terror suspects to countries where they face torture or death.

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