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Germany

Euroviews. Interpol, Freedom of Movement and EU Data Protection Laws - Policing the World’s Police ǀ View

There are real problems within Interpol’s independence and especially the ability of corrupt governments to target politicians and business people using the Interpol Red Notice system to request extradition.

USA

'Inconceivable' that Kim Jong Un wasn't aware of Otto Warmbier: Ex-U.N. ambassador

Trump claimed the North Korean dictator didn't know what was happening to the 22-year-old American detained in his country. Experts say that's unlikely.

North Korea

Euroviews. Europe should press the UN on North Korea's human rights abuses ǀ View

Otto Warmbier and the millions of other victims of North Korea’s brutal leadership deserve justice and an end to these unparalleled atrocities.

Russia

Yevgeny Makarov’s case sheds light on ill-treatment in Russian prisons

Allegations of ill-treatment of prisoners in Russian prisons are not new but Yevgeny Makarov's torture case has brought them to limelight again.

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Russia

Torture in Russian jails - what we learned from the Makarov case

The prisoner allegedly beaten by guards, which sparked an outcry and a criminal investigation, has been released by Russian authorities.

United Kingdom

UK's role in torture during post-9/11 operations revealed in report

My Europe Series

Syrian war crimes allegations quietly probed

“We have stronger evidence than we had for any past conflicts, any past tribunals.”

Mexico

Kidnapped Mexican students were killed, dissolved in acid police say

The three film students are believed to have been mistaken for gang members

Republic of North Macedonia

FYR Macedonia apologises to German man over CIA rendition

Khaled El-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin, was wrongly kidnapped and handed to the CIA in 2004 as part of its rendition and torture programme.

USA

California abusers 'should not face trial by media'

One of the lawyers for the Turpins, who face 38 charges of abuse, torture and false imprisonment against their 13 children, has said the couple will be tried in court, not the media. Bail for the parents has been set at $12 million in a case that has provoked revulsion around the world.

USA

California couple charged with torturing their 13 children

The 13 California siblings are being treated after the ordeal that could leave them scarred for years.

World News

Shackled children found in California home

Police charge two parents in California after 13 siblings, some shackled to beds, are found at the family's home in the city of Perris.

My Europe Series

Seeking justice in Europe for Syrian torture victims

Syrian torture survivors and human rights activists speak out about their quest for justice.

My Europe Series

Human Rights Watch's Nadim Houry on torture in Syria

Nadim Houry is director of Human Rights Watch’s terrorism and counter-terrorism programme.

My Europe Series

Syrian torture survivors speak out

Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie speaks with Syrian victims of torture who are seeking justice in Germany.

Brazil

Brazil prison videos spark brutality investigation

Three prisons in Goias state are under investigation after shocking videos emerged of guards torturing inmates.

Turkey

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

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

Suspects 'tortured' at Cameroon military base, says Amnesty

Amnesty International is calling for an independent investigation into the torture of prisoners in Cameroon.

Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader: 'They're torturing me'