torture

March 24, 2020

Children are disappeared and tortured by Egyptian security forces

Egypt’s allies should halt support to Egyptian security forces until Egypt takes measurable steps to end the abuses and hold accountable those responsible, say human rights groups.
March 9, 2020

Urgent appeal to Egypt for release of four minors facing death sentences

After their arrest, the minors were held incommunicado for several months, tortured to obtain confessions, and denied their right to a fair trial.
March 6, 2020

ICC authorises Afghanistan war crimes investigation

The decision paves the way for an independent investigation of abuses committed by US, Taliban and Afghan forces during the conflict.
March 1, 2020

Prolonged solitary confinement amounts to psychological torture, says UN expert

A UN expert has expressed alarm at the excessive use of solitary confinement by correctional facilities in the United States.
February 25, 2020

Yemeni activist Huda al-Sarari wins global human rights award

Huda al-Sarari helped to establish the Union of Mothers of Abductees in Aden and has secured the release of more than 260 detainees.
January 20, 2020

Psychologists who created CIA torture techniques to testify at Guantánamo

Two contract psychologists are to testify at Guantánamo for first time.
December 14, 2019

Chile crisis report describes multiple human rights violations by police and army

A new UN Human Rights Office report on the crisis in Chile describes multiple human rights violations by the police and army, and calls for reforms.
December 7, 2019

Victims of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan demand ICC investigation

The International Criminal Court's decision not to open an investigation was widely perceived to be a result of US pressure.
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.
October 30, 2019

UN briefing on the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir

The population of Indian-Administered Kashmir continues to be deprived of a wide range of human rights, says a UN spokesperson.