Topic
Torture
226 published works
The Right Coast
Three arrested in reported brutal Idaho Falls kidnapping, torture | Crime & Courts | magicvalley.com
The victim told police she had met Balderas online while living in Oregon. The two later met in person in Burley, and she began living there with him and Zamudio.…
Human Rights at Home Blog
IACHR Allows US Torture Claims to Proceed
In an opinion issued July 8, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ruled that the claims of four victims of torture and rendition at the hands of the U.S. government…
UK Human Rights Blog
High Court rules on preliminary issues in challenge relating to alleged UK involvement in torture
In R (Reprieve & Ors) v Prime Minister [2020] EWHC 1695 (Admin), the High Court made a preliminary ruling that Article 6(1) of the ECHR does not apply to the…
The Right Coast
Dutch police arrest 6 men, uncover makeshift torture chamber
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) Dutch police arrested six men after discovering sea containers that had been converted into a makeshift prison and sound-proofed torture chamber complete with a dentist s…
International Law Prof Blog
Convention Against Torture Case: Nasrallah v. Barr
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case involving the Convention Against Torture, Nasrallah v Barr.Nasrallah is a citizen of Lebanon who became at lawful permanent resident of the…
International Law Prof Blog
Trial for Accused Syrian War Criminals Begins
While the world has been distracted by the coronavirus, the process of international justice continues to slowly creak along. On Thursday this week, a trial began in Germany for Syrians…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Supreme Court argument preview: Do federal courts have jurisdiction to review a challenge to an administrative denial of relief under the Convention Against Torture?
On March 2, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Nasrallah v. Barr. Jennifer Chacon for SCOTUSBlog previews the oral arguments. She describes the issue presented…
The Right Coast
‘When Suicide Becomes Logical’: Inside A Separatist-Run Prison In Ukraine’s Donetsk
Another man who had been tortured on a table together with his son also attempted suicide. The torture involved more than just physical pain. When the man's son urinated on…
Africa Legal News
Sudan: Court sentences 27 intelligence agents to death.
A court in Sudan sentenced 27 intelligence agents on Monday 30 December 2019 to death for torture and murder. They were found guilty of deadly abuse against detained activist and…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Torture Proponent Nominated for State Department Human Rights Post — Hearing Set for September 19
Yes, you read it right -- in today's Topsy-Turvy political world, a proponent of torture is deemed to be qualified to lead the State Department's human rights efforts. At least,…