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ACLU Says Detainee Mohammed Jawad Was Tortured Into Confessions

added on 2009-07-02 06:30:59 (Washington Post - Politics)
The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday accused the Obama administration of using statements elicited through torture to justify the confinement of a detainee it represents at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ...more.

Three jailed over torture death

added on 2009-06-19 16:30:45 (BBC News - News Front Page)
Three men who were part of a gang which tortured a 75-year-old man to death are jailed. ...more.

Fresh torture claims against CIA

added on 2009-06-16 06:00:45 (BBC News - News Front Page)
Alleged al-Qaeda mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed says he was tortured in CIA custody, newly-released documents show. ...more.

Sri Lanka rejects torture claims

added on 2009-06-15 16:01:13 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
Sri Lanka's defence secretary rejects claims that Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran was captured alive and tortured before being killed. ...more.

Student murder sentences examined

added on 2009-06-11 19:31:25 (BBC News | UK | UK Edition)
The Attorney General will consider if sentences given to two men who tortured and murdered two French students were "unduly lenient". ...more.

Burglars 'tortured man to death'

added on 2009-04-23 15:30:42 (BBC News - News Front Page)
Two thieves tortured an elderly man to death with a knife and his own walking stick during a burglary in Wiltshire, a jury hears. ...more.

Court hears Iraq torture claims

added on 2009-04-22 18:30:56 (BBC News | UK | UK Edition)
The High Court hears claims that British troops tortured and killed civilian detainees in Iraq. ...more.

Uganda unit 'tortured detainees'

added on 2009-04-08 14:00:50 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
An anti-terrorism unit in Uganda has unlawfully detained and tortured suspects, US-based Human Rights Watch says. ...more.
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