Torture

Germany hands Syrian doctor life for torturing Assad critics

The 40-year-old is found guilty of killing two people and torturing another eight during his time working in Syria as a doctor

Torture was the method, disappearance the cover

Commission’s latest report lifts lid on how enforced disappearances masked systematic torture

Sirajganj ‘Ayna Ghor’ escapees allege torture, sedative injections

Two people have escaped a secret torture chamber in Sirajganj after six months

Police murder confessions obtained by torture: law advisor

The law advisor asks why the confessional statements have not been withdrawn

23 Bangladeshis kidnapped in Libya rescued

Local police launched an investigation after several foreigners were allegedly abducted and tortured for ransom

Myanmar scam centre survivors recall torture, coercion

For years criminal gangs have trafficked hundreds of thousands of people to scam compounds across Southeast Asia

Flagrant violation of human rights

A violent Ramadan in Syria