Torture

The report comes as Afghan officials prepare to face a review of the country's record of implementing anti-torture laws.

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The now defunct program's Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, which included simulated drowning known as water boarding, were criticized around the world. Former President Barack Obama and other senior U.S. officials denounced water boarding as torture.

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In a report, prosecutors at the International Criminal Court said there was a "reasonable basis to believe" that U.S. forces had tortured prisoners in 2003 and 2004.

The case had gained worldwide attention for the grisly nature of the murders.

The Republican presidential nominee's comments about torture and minority groups make him "dangerous," Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said.

Shiite militias in Iraq detained, tortured and abused far more Sunni civilians during the American-backed capture of the town of Falluja in June than U.S. officials have publicly acknowledged.

Amnesty International says over 300 people die in Syrian prisons every month.

Children are often arrested for crimes their parents are suspected of committing, says Human Rights Watch

The U.N. has documented over 650 cases of torture in Burundi in a year.

Amnesty International documented 24 cases of abduction in Aleppo and Idlib governorates.

Women reported being arbitrarily arrested and sexually abused by police and the military.

One in five could imagine performing torture themselves.

Asked how severely one defendant was whipped, a deputy said, "Not too much for a Negro; not as much as I would have done if it were left to me."

Sleep deprivation and waterboarding can damage brain function, leading victims to invent memories or cop to crimes they didn't commit.

The decision was a victory for two former prisoners who say they were tortured in secret prisons abroad.