torture

November 13, 2018

NGOs warn return of refugees to Myanmar 'dangerous and premature'

NGOs are deeply concerned that the repatriation of refugees will commence in mid-November.
October 23, 2018

UNHCR appeals to Australia for action to save lives at immediate risk

The situation of refugees and asylum-seekers in Papua New Guinea and Nauru is now desperate, says the UN Refugee Agency.
October 12, 2018

Views sought for UK Torture Review

The report is for the sixth periodic review of the UK by the United Nations Committee against Torture.
September 29, 2018

UN experts condemn 'systematic targeting' of human rights defenders in Egypt

Human rights defenders have been in detention for five months.
September 26, 2018

Countries unite to shut down global trade in torture tools

The Alliance for Torture-Free Trade aims to end the trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture.
September 25, 2018

UK to be examined on UN Convention against Torture

Civil society orgnaisations will submit their own alternative report to the UN Committee.
September 25, 2018

One million people detained in mass 're-education' drive in China

Up to a million predominantly Muslim people have been arbitrarily detained in China, says Amnesty International.
September 12, 2018

European Court decision in 'hooded men' case a bitter blow, says Amnesty

The detained 'hooded men' were interned in 1971, and subjected to sustained interrogation by the British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary.
September 10, 2018

World medical leaders express revulsion at torture reports from Uganda

Reports that detainees in Uganda are being tortured and denied access to specialised medical care have been denounced by the World Medical Association.
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'.