Torture

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Releasing the unpublished torture photos could remind Americans of the revolting damage torture policies caused.

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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.

While creationists, global warming deniers and anti-vaccine groups seem like sideshows, each undermines a fact-based view of reality.

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

An ISIS member would enter the cell carrying a prisoner's amputated head, promising other prisoners a similar fate.

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.

A recent ruling in Oslo is yet another strike against a form of punishment that reeks of medievalism.

Allegations of brutal abuse by Russian police are so common they barely register.

The 22-year-old is alleged to have tortured and interrogated his girlfriend in a fit of jealous rage.

A released Ukrainian POW tells of the beatings and electrocutions that make up daily life.

Two California children found dead in a storage unit late last year were the subject of multiple requests for investigations into their well-being yet remained in the same home until their deaths.

Egyptian security officials maintain that they do not torture detainees.

The group of CIA, FBI, DEA and military intelligence officials wrote an open letter to the 2016 field.

Former spy agency lawyer John Rizzo predicts many would resign if ordered to resume waterboarding.

Iran and Russia have never claimed ignorance of the criminality they facilitate.

Over 4,000 people are demanding an investigation into the death and apparent torture of the PhD student.