A restraint chair at the Guantánamo Bay detention center. The chair is used to force-feed prisoners who refused to eat. (John Moore / Getty Images) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at ...

In a new report, three human rights organizations that advocate for the rights of Palestinians kidnapped and imprisoned by Israeli occupation forces detailed the horrific conditions and brutal torture ...

Europeans were creative when it came to torture. They developed some of the most excruciating and slowest methods of torture in history, including the horrific blood eagle torture method. But one of ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man’s skin with pliers and kicked him in the chest until he couldn’t breathe. Then they taunted him about his family until his ...

Source: Joanna Kosinska / Unsplash They were simply attending a peaceful protest in a public square when the army attacked; tear gas burned their eyes as soldiers beat people with batons. They were ...

We write in advance of the 73rd session of the Committee’s review of the Republic of Iraq’s compliance with the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Punishment (henceforth ...

On February 17, Russia’s parliament will consider new legislation aimed at punishing state officials who commit torture. The recent leak of multiple videos revealing horrific physical, sexual, and ...