insiders 22/12/2017 Seeking justice in Europe for Syrian torture victims Syrian torture survivors and human rights activists speak out about their quest for justice.
insiders 22/12/2017 Human Rights Watch's Nadim Houry on torture in Syria Nadim Houry is director of Human Rights Watch’s terrorism and counter-terrorism programme.
insiders 21/12/2017 Syrian torture survivors speak out Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie speaks with Syrian victims of torture who are seeking justice in Germany.
Brazil 01/12/2017 Brazil prison videos spark brutality investigation Three prisons in Goias state are under investigation after shocking videos emerged of guards torturing inmates.
Turkey 12/10/2017 Rights group says Turkish police use torture Human Rights Watch says it has documented several cases of torture and enforced disappearances during the past year in Turkey.
Norway 22/09/2017 Norway under fire for deporting woman who was whipped in Iran An Iranian woman living in Norway for the last eight years and who was whipped 80 times in Iran this week after deportation in March is taking the Norwegian Immigration Ministry to court.
Cameroon 20/07/2017 Suspects 'tortured' at Cameroon military base, says Amnesty Amnesty International is calling for an independent investigation into the torture of prisoners in Cameroon.
Venezuela 24/06/2017 Venezuelan opposition leader: 'They're torturing me' Amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations in Venezuela, apparent claims of torture have been made by the jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez
Sweden 19/06/2017 A new life for Omar: Syrian torture victim thrives in Sweden All the fun of the fair is a far cry for a young man who has seen hell on earth. Syrian torture survivor Omar Alshogre arrived in Sweden during the
Syria 14/03/2017 Syrian crisis 'worst man-made disaster since WWII' - UN The UN's OHCHR hears of 'torture, executions and unfair trials' in Syria, while a separate UN commission accuses the Syrian Air Force of war crimes.
Turkey 18/02/2017 'Come home', begs husband after finding wife abducted in 1990 The husband of a Turkish woman kidnapped in Saudi Arabia 27 years ago has pleaded for her to give up her new life and return home.
USA 05/01/2017 Four held over Chicago assault video Two men and two women are in custody in relation to a violent attack on a man with special needs that was live-streamed on Facebook
world news 05/01/2017 Four people arrested in connection to Chicago torture video Four persons of interest in Chicago are questioned by police after a Facebook Live video showed a brutal attack against a bound and gagged teen
Myanmar 02/01/2017 Police officers detained in Myanmar over disturbing video At least four officers have been detained by over footage that appears to show police beating members of the Rohingya Muslim minority
Egypt 29/12/2016 Egyptian government was 'informed' of murdered student's actions shortly before disappearance The Egyptian Secret Services have once again been implicated in the suspicious death of Cambridge student Giulio Regeni, whose mutilated body was found in February on the outskirts of…
world news 22/12/2016 "Females make up nearly three-quarters of trafficking victims" - United Nations Almost three quarters of victims of human trafficking worldwide are female.
Russia 01/11/2016 Activist's allegations of torture by Russian prison guards spark Moscow protest Russian opposition activist Ildar Dadin claims he is being beaten, repeatedly tortured and threatened with rape and murder in Karelia penal colony in the northwest of the…
Germany 26/10/2016 German couple go on trial accused of torturing women A couple have gone on trial accused of luring women to their house in western Germany and torturing them so badly, that at least two of them died.
world news 30/07/2016 Australia: Rallies demand national inquiry into juvenile 'torture' Hundreds rallied in Australian cities on Saturday to demand a government-ordered probe into allegations of abuse against indigenous children at a juvenile detention centre be extended into a full, nat
Turkey 24/07/2016 Turkey: 'credible evidence' of detainees being tortured - Amnesty Amnesty International has published a statement alleging that detainees in Turkey are being tortured amid the spate of arrests after the 15 July failed coup.
