Torture

• Canada, Netherlands taking Syria to World Court over torture claims

  The joint application seeks to hold the government of President Bashar al-Assad accountable for gross human rights violations and torture under the U.N. Convention against Torture.

  World

  Jun 12, 2023
  
• ‘It’s a pity you are beautiful,’ Russians told Ukrainian police officer as they tortured her

  Following the liberation of Kherson, war crimes investigators found nine Russian torture centres. Olha Honchevskaya was interrogated at one of them.

  World

  Dec 6, 2022
  
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• Ukrainian prisoner of war accuses Russia of torture

  Released in a prisoner exchange, he said Russian authorities mistreated him for three weeks.

  World

  Jun 22, 2022
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• Ex Guantanamo detainee sues Canada over 14 year detention and torture

  The man who lived in Montreal for two months, launched a $35-million lawsuit alleging that faulty intelligence provided by Canadian authorities contributed to his detention.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2022
• Weekly survey: What songs would you use to torture a neighbour over a perceived slight?

  This is just a thought experiment, okay?

  Entertainment

  Nov 16, 2020
• A Canadian arrested abroad has made ‘serious and credible’ allegations of torture, minister told

  The name of the Canadian who complained of torture and the country in question were blacked out in the report.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2019
• Canadian torture survivor sues Sri Lankan official he claims was responsible for abuses

  Toronto resident Roy Samathanam has filed a lawsuit against Sri Lanka's former defence secretary, blaming him for years of detention and torture.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2019
• Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president-elect, vows to wage military-inspired war on crime

  Brazil president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has promised a military-inspired approach to fighting crime, while vowing to kill laws protecting Indigenous lands in the Amazon rainforest.

  World

  Oct 29, 2018
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• U.S. should do more to prevent torture of suspected ISIS militants: rights group

  Syrian rebels backed by the U.S. are believed to be holding nearly 600 men from 47 countries who are accused of being Islamic State members.

  World

  Aug 3, 2018
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• Canadian horror writer sentenced to life in prison for torture, murder of girlfriend in U.S.

  Blake Leibel, the son of a Canadian real-estate tycoon, was sentenced Tuesday in California to life in prison.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2018