The European Court of Human Rights listed multiple violations. Its findings paint a grim picture of life under a decade of Russian occupation.
Tag: Torture
Russia Tightens Grip on Wagner Units in Africa, Year After Failed Mutiny
Moscow has largely taken over the African operations of the paramilitary group, once led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed after leading an insurrection against Vladimir Putin.
War Crimes Hearing Gives Public Virtual Look Inside a Secret C.I.A. Prison
Years after the agency’s “black site” program was shut down, details are slowly emerging during trials at Guantánamo Bay.
What We Know About the U.N. Report on Israeli and Palestinian War Crimes
The findings cite acts such as sexual violence and the deliberate killing or abducting of civilians by Hamas. They also accuse Israel of collective punishment and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
America’s Monster
How the United States backed kidnapping, torture and murder in Afghanistan.
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.