Torture
Gay Teen Tortured on Grindr Date Seeks Hate Crime Charges
Chance Seneca has been charged over the attack during which Holden White awoke in a bathtub filled with blood and water.
If Trump Immigration Policies Are 'Torture,' Can Miller Be Prosecuted?
In theory, a prosecutor in Texas could bring charges against a Trump official on behalf of a separated child or parents. It's "a high threshold" but not impossible, said a human-rights expert.
Biden Must Succeed Where Obama Failed, and Finally Close Guantanamo
I spent 14 years in Guantanamo. President Obama promised to close the camp, but his administration fought tooth and nail against my release. Will President Biden do the right thing?
Former GOP State Senate Candidate 'Bound, Gagged, Tortured' in Hotel Attack
Vanessa Tijerina, 42, posted a video on Facebook alleging that a fourth person is still "at large" after three people were arrested.
Three Teens Arrested for Torturing Man for Hours on Instagram Live Video
The victim, a man aged in his 30s, begged for mercy as the teens relentlessly beat him with a wrench and an industrial mixer.
African Asylum Seekers Accuse ICE of Torture and Forced Document Signing
"They don't treat us like immigrants. They treat us like prisoners," one accuser said in a recent report. "I don't know why they force us to go back to a country that is not stable right now. People die every day."
Couple Tortured Children With Zip Ties and Electrical Cords, Police Say
Detectives say the two children, aged 10 and 11, were also starved and abused at their Ohio home.
Victim Tortured With Shock Collar and Boiling Water Found Injured in Bushes
He told detectives in Inkster, Michigan, that his former friends used a lighter to burn his nipples and forced him to chew a towel soaked in dog urine.
Saudi Arabia Says It Will Stop Executing Children. But Read the Small Print
The Kingdom garnered praise for announcing the decree—but it was never published, and it's unclear whether or not it even applies to the thirteen currently on death row for offenses allegedly committed when they were children.
These European States Were Sites of Torture as Sadistic as Guantanamo
Poland, Lithuania and Romania hosted "black sites" during the War on Terror—but get to watch the hearings on torture at Guantánamo from afar, unscathed, unaccountable and all but unmentionable in the courtroom.
I Was Tortured Thanks to Jessen and Mitchell. A 'Sorry' Would Be Nice
I am a nobody: a taxi driver from Karachi held without charges in Guantanamo Bay, tortured, forever separated from my son. But I hope the two psychologists responsible for what was inflicted on me will stop by my cell. I'll be waiting.
Guantanamo Bay Torture Psychologists Set for First Public Testimony
James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen designed the "enhanced interrogration" program used against detainees during the initial stages of the War on Terror.
Mike Pompeo's Denunciation of 'The Report' Prompts Response From Director
"I agree with him that terrorists are bad guys— as are the people who conducted barbaric and ineffective acts of torture in the name of Mr. Pompeo's misguided notion of 'Patriotism,'" Scott Z. Burns said in a statement.
Torture Report Author Says CIA Waterboarded More Detainees Than Claimed
In the lead-up to a new movie dramatizing the Senate Torture Report's creation, the report's primary author speaks out on the ongoing dangers of CIA abuses.
Migrants In Mexico Have Faced Electric Shock Torture, Rape, MSF Claims
"What we are seeing are the humanitarian consequences of the tightening of migration policies," said MSF Mexico General Coordinator Sergio Martín.
LGBT Activists Subjected to Forced Anal Examinations While in Custody
16 LGBT activists in Uganda were taken into custody for their own protection only to be arrested and subjected to forced anal examinations.
Hong Kong Police Brutality Is Keeping Protests Alive, Activist Says
Hong Kong has experienced its 16th consecutive weekend of protests as activists seek to force the Beijing-backed government to offer further democratic concessions.
Hong Kong Police Are Torturing Detained Protesters, Report Claims
More than 1,300 protesters have been arrested since the unrest began, and a new report has shed light on accusations of cruel and unusual punishment of detainees by police.
Ex-Alabama Assistant Principal Charged with Torture
Donald Eugene Hardyman Jr., 56, is accused of attacking an 11-year-old boy.
North Korea Hostage Freed by Trump Details CIA Work, Prison Torture
Kim Dong Chul was one of three American citizens released from North Korean prisons and returned to the U.S. in 2018.
As You Celebrate Your Freedom, Remember Julian Assange
The nation built on freedom to dissent is trying to break a dissident who rebelled in the name of freedom.
327 Years After the Salem Witch Trials, Fear Is Ruling America Again
Everyone is susceptible to hysteria when fear runs rampant. And when I read about the U.S. torturing alleged terrorists or asking children to defend themselves in deportation hearings, I think of Salem.
Member of ISIS Terror Squad The Beatles, 'Ringo,' Laughed at Jihad Videos
Alexanda Kotey, radicalized in West London, was one of four members of the notorious torture cell, infamous for their brutality and British accents.
Member of ISIS Torture Squad 'The Beatles' Says He's Sorry
El Shafee Elsheikh is one of three remaining members of the group that killed U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff.
Retired Military Colonel Slams Liz Cheney's Treason Accusations
"But if Liz Cheney is really interested in accountability for serious malfeasance what her daddy did is a war crime and a violation of the Convention Against Torture," Retired Air Force Colonel Morris Davis said.
Saudi Women's Rights Activists Released
"While this is a good sign of de-escalation, given that these women have been detained since last May, it doesn't signal that their ordeal is over yet," said a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
EU Citizen Held in Solitary Confinement in Russia
Andrzej Oniszczuk, a Polish citizen, was detained last year along with other worshippers.
Europe is Colluding in Rape and Torture of Refugees
The Libyan coastguard has enjoyed all kind of support from European governments in exchange for preventing refugees and migrants from reaching European shores - even if such cooperation results in torture.
Jehovah's Witnesses Tortured in Russia, Church Says
During torture, church members were reportedly asked to identify where Jehovah's Witnesses meetings took place, as well as the names of leaders and other members.
Report Links Torture Advocacy to Trump Official
"If we have to bomb Al Jazeera TV antenna arrays, do it. If we have to humiliate prisoners, do it."