forced confessions

December 1, 2019

Court delays verdict on Bahrain death row torture victims to Christmas Day

Without offering any justification, Bahrain’s High Criminal Appeals Court has delayed a judgement in the case of Mohamed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa who had previously been sentenced to death on the basis of torture-tainted confessions. Lawyers have been notified that the verdict will now be issued on Christmas Day.
November 22, 2019

Consulate worker's allegations fit documented pattern of torture by China

A former employee of the UK’s Hong Kong consulate says he was tortured on a trip to mainland China and forced to confess to involvement in pro-democracy protests.
May 17, 2019

Reporters Without Borders welcomes UK investigation into Chinese state TV channel

Reporters Without Borders has welcomed the launch of an investigation by Ofcom into Chinese state television network CGTN for airing forced confessions.
April 25, 2019

Saudi Arabia executes 37 people in a single day, including three juveniles

Saudi Arabia’s official press agency has announced a mass execution of 37 people. Most, if not all, were convicted in the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC), the Kingdom’s secretive and widely condemned anti-terrorism tribunal.
March 29, 2019

Grand Prix should not 'sportswash' Bahrain's human rights record, says Amnesty

Human rights defenders are under relentless attack in Bahrain, says Amnesty International.
March 26, 2019

Human Rights Watch condemns treatment Lebanese men under detention in UAE

At least three detainees told family members that state security forces forced them to sign statements while blindfolded and under duress.
September 8, 2018

Kurdish cousins face imminent execution in Iran despite torture allegations

Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to immediately halt the planned execution of two Iranian ethnic minority Kurds who allege they were tortured into making bogus 'confessions'.
April 27, 2018

Four death sentences commuted In Bahrain

The King of Bahrain has commuted the death sentences of four men accused of plotting to kill the head of the armed forces.
April 13, 2018

Global executions fall, but large numbers given death penalty for drugs, says Amnesty

Last year saw a small drop in the overall number of executions around the world, large numbers of death sentences were carried out for non-violent crimes such as drug offences.
March 30, 2018

Torture investigator orders new Bahrain death penalty hearing

Acting on recommendations from UK-trained torture investigators, Bahrain’s Attorney General has requested that the country’s highest court reconsider the death sentences handed to two men convicted on the basis of forced confessions obtained through torture.