America's longest current criminal prosecution is in its 15th year, on its fifth judge, and still has no trial date. The ...

Why is torture wrong? It may seem like an obvious question, or even one beneath discussion. But it is now inescapably before us, with the introduction of the McCain Amendment banning all "cruel, ...

By Francois Murphy VIENNA, June 1 (Reuters) - A former Syrian intelligence chief in the city of Raqqa went on trial in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of Spanish people have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for torture they and others experienced under the Franco ...

In the wake of the Senate report cataloging a whole lot of torture committed by the CIA, Dick Cheney has been reduced to arguing that torturing people — even innocent ones — is worth doing if you ...

Most countries today torture people. Torture is not an “aberration” of “a few bad actors.” It’s an habitual practice in many nations — including the United States. "The Reward of Cruelty," a print ...

IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — A deep sunless pit with dates carved into the brick wall. A clammy underground jail that reeked of urine and rotting food. A clinic, a police station and a kindergarten. These ...

Tqhe thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world," George Orwell wrote in 1984. It "varies from individual to individual. It may be burial alive, or death by fire, or by drowning, or by ...

George W. Bush’s bold 2007 proclamation that “This government does not torture people,” would have certainly come as news to Abdal Rahim al-Nashiri, an Al Qaeda operative who was tortured under the ...

Almost five years ago, I wrote a piece for the journal World Affairs that in the current climate of recrimination would no doubt be considered “pro-torture,” though my aim was to look rationally at a ...