UK, lawyers for Kenya torture victims in talks
12 days ago
Lawyers for Kenyans suing Britain over alleged torture during an anti-colonial uprising say they are negotiating with the British government over a possible settlement.
Rights group: UAE must investigate torture claims
68 days ago
A human rights group is calling on the United Arab Emirates to investigate allegations of torture that are being made by defendants on trial for allegedly trying to overthrow the government.
CIA pick avoids calling waterboarding torture
100 days ago
But he stopped short several times of calling it torture despite pointed questioning Thursday by Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan.
Commentary: Is torture right? | Guest columns | Fort Worth, Arlington, Northeast...
119 days ago
It is a Bush-era debate that has found Obama-era relevance because of a new movie, Zero Dark Thirty, in which torture seems to work quite well.
UN criticizes Russia over torture allegations
176 days ago
"The committee assesses compliance with a 1987 international treaty against torture and other degrading punishments.