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Torture
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UK Human Rights Blog
Torture, Restraint of Children in Care, and LGBTQ+ Rights in Uganda: The Weekly Round-Up
By Anna Moody
In the news The UK’s role in the torture of detainees following the 9/11 attacks, is in question. Last week, the investigatory powers tribunal announced that, on grounds of public…
The Right Coast
Ukraine uncovers children’s torture chamber set up by Putin’s troops | Daily Mail Online
'We've come down here for a three-day mission to support the Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG), and specifically the team investigating conflict-related sexual violence,' said Julian Elderfield, one of…
ComplexDiscovery
Mass Graves and Torture Chambers? Ukraine Conflict Assessments in Maps (September 12 – 16, 2022)
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: One of the most accurate and detailed sources for ongoing updates on the Ukraine crisis is the Ukraine Conflict Update from the Institute for the Study of War.…
Human Rights at Home Blog
News: In US v. Husayn (Abu Zubaydah), the Supreme Court Calls Torture What It Is
Joseph Marguiles, In US v. Husayn (Abu Zubaydah), the Supreme Court Calls Torture What It Is, Just Security (March 11, 2022). Excepts below."As I read the decision, Abu Zubaydah can rely…
International Law Prof Blog
Syrian Colonel Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
For the first time, a high-ranking official of the Assad regime in Syria has been found guilty of crimes against humanity, in particular, for overseeing the torture of thousands of…
The Faculty Lounge
Why the 9/11 Trial is Taking so Long
I was recently asked to be interviewed by Fox News for a piece they were planning on running about the 9/11 military commission trial at Guantanamo. (I am a former…
The Right Coast
DC Guantanamo Bay ? Attorney Alleges Torture Of Jan. 6 Defendants – by Michael Tracey – Michael Tracey
Besides representing Barnett, McBride is also calling attention to the abhorrent treatment of the many other Jan. 6 defendants still incarcerated. GOP members of Congress Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Convention Against Torture an Nonrefoulement in U.S. Courts by Trent Buatte
Trent BuatteThe Convention Against Torture and Nonrefoulement in U.S. Courts by Trent Buatte, Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, ForthcomingAbstractIn 1999—nine years after Senate ratification and five years after submitting its instrument of…
The Right Coast
Navid Afkari: Iran executes young wrestler despite global outcry – BBC News
Navid Afkari, 27, was sentenced to death over the murder of a security guard during a wave of anti-government protests in 2018.He said he had been tortured into making a…
The Right Coast
Persecution China Silences Persecuted Priest Ahead of Vatican Deal Renewal | Persecution
According to Bitter Winter, a government informant revealed that since Father Huang s torture has drawn attention abroad, China s Ministry of Public Security is determined to find the leakers…