President Nicolás Maduro and other high-ranking officials were accused of being behind the detention, torture and killing of government critics and assaults by state security services.
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Duch, Prison Chief Who Slaughtered for the Khmer Rouge, Dies at 77
Under his watch at Tuol Sleng prison, Duch, whose real name was Kaing Guek Eav, said, “I considered it evil eating evil.”
Hundreds of Police Killings in India, but No Mass Protests
Despite evidence of widespread police brutality, no significant grass-roots movement has arisen. For many Indians, day-to-day crime is the more pressing issue.
Duterte Signs Antiterrorism Bill in Philippines Despite Widespread Criticism
Human rights groups say the new law will give the police and military forces more powers to stifle dissent.
Syrian Doctor Accused of Torture Is Arrested in Germany
Alaa Mousa, who worked in a prison, is expected to be charged with crimes against humanity. He is the third former Syrian official to be detained in Germany.
U.N. Documents Abductions and Torture Of Iraqi Protesters
Protesters have long said threats and abductions by militias were routine. United Nations investigators have begun to substantiate the claims.
An Egyptian’s Arrest Rekindles an Italian Trauma
Haunted by the 2016 death in Cairo of an Italian student, Giulio Regeni, Italians are campaigning for the release of an Egyptian who has said he was tortured.
Ex-C.I.A. Asset, Now a Libyan Strongman, Faces Torture Accusations
Khalifa Hifter’s Virginia properties could make him vulnerable to a new lawsuit filed under a 1991 anti-torture law.
Architect of C.I.A. Torture Program Testifies Prisoners Acted Well Adjusted
Dr. James E. Mitchell said in court at Guantánamo Bay that the alleged leader of the Sept. 11 plot, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, was fine after 183 rounds of waterboarding.
2 North Koreans Tried to Defect. Did Seoul Send Them to Their Deaths?
The repatriation of two squid fishermen, to what rights activists said was a certain execution in North Korea, has incited outrage in the South.