How the United States backed kidnapping, torture and murder in Afghanistan.
Tag: Torture
Swiss Court Convicts Ousman Sonko, Ex-Gambian Minister, of Crimes Against Humanity
Ousman Sonko, who served under an autocratic president now in exile, was found guilty of multiple counts of intentional homicide, torture and false imprisonment against citizens of the West African country.
A Former Guantánamo Prisoner’s New Life
In a quick but eventful year since his release, Majid Khan reunited with his wife, met his daughter who was born after his capture and added to his family with a baby son.
A Gaza Doctor Has Died in Israeli Custody, Palestinian Groups Say
Israel has not offered an explanation for the death of Dr. Adnan Ahmad Albursh, chief of orthopedics at Al-Shifa hospital, four months after he was first detained.
Many Ukrainian Prisoners of War Show Signs of Trauma and Sexual Violence
As they return with physical and psychological wounds stemming from torture by their Russian captors, soldiers are being sent back to active duty — often without adequate treatment.
Judge in Sept. 11 Case Visits Former C.I.A. Black Site
Col. Matthew McCall toured the part of the prison at Guantánamo Bay where, in 2007, federal agents obtained now-disputed confessions from terrorism suspects.
A C.I.A. Black Site Remains a Touchy Subject for Lithuania
Despite rulings in European courts saying the Baltic country was home to a secret prison, the issue has been shrouded in official secrecy in a nation closely allied with the United States.
More Myanmar Political Prisoners Are Dying in Military Prisons
The country’s military rulers have signaled a new wave of detentions and, rights groups say, conditions for existing prisoners have deteriorated.
Display of Battered Men Was Russia’s Warning to the Public, Analysts Say
Videos showing the torture of four men, accused of Russia’s deadliest terror attack in decades, have circulated widely in what analysts call a sign of the Russian state’s growing tolerance for public violence.
Iran’s 2022 Protest Crackdown Included Killings, Torture and Rape, U.N. Finds
A fact-finding mission looking into the demonstrations that followed the death of Mahsa Amini found brutality and rejected Iran’s version of Ms. Amini’s death.