Mohammed al-Qahtani had spent 20 years at Guantánamo Bay, where he was tortured so badly that he was ineligible to be tried at the war crimes court.
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C.I.A. Black Sites Are State Secrets, the Supreme Court Rules
A Guantánamo detainee had sought information from two former government contractors to aid in a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there.
In Kazakh Uprising, Reports of Widespread Abuses by Security Forces
Through crowdsourcing, rights groups say they are documenting a campaign of beatings and torture.
Syrian Doctor Accused of Atrocities Goes on Trial in Germany
The charges against Alaa Mousa include torturing opponents of the Assad regime in military hospitals in Syria, and murdering at least one by lethal injection.
First Trial for Syrian State Atrocities Yields Guilty Verdict in Germany
A German court found a former Syrian intelligence officer guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to life in prison — a first after a decade of war.
‘I Didn’t Look Like a Human’: Journalist Tells of Myanmar Torture
When Ko Aung Kyaw erased his cellphone contacts to protect his sources, he knew his interrogators would make him pay a horrific price. He did it anyway.
U.S. Military Jury Condemns Terrorist’s Torture and Urges Clemency
Seven senior officers rebuked the government’s treatment of an admitted terrorist in a handwritten letter from the jury room at Guantánamo Bay.
Venezuela’s Judicial System Abets Repression, Says U.N. Rights Panel
An investigation found that political interference pushed judges and prosecutors to provide legal cover for killings, torture and other abuses.
The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture
Twenty years after the attacks, the United States is still grappling with the consequences of brutal interrogations carried out in the name of national security.
Syrian Doctor Indicted in Germany for Crimes Against Humanity
The military doctor, who was among the influx of refugees who entered Germany from Syria, is accused of torturing opponents of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.