The Latest Breaking News from Torture

As human rights organisations report an escalation in the brutal treatment of detainees, we speak to some of those who claim to have suffered at the hands of state security forces

Al-Qaida courier turned informant Majid Khan, 42, to be permanently resettled after being held in US custody for nearly 20 years

ADHRB says ‘invisible wounds’ are preventing political prisoners from resuming a normal life after arrest.

Two teenagers and 31-year-old man were subjected to torture including rape and beatings and denied fair trial, says group

A government agreement with developers was meant to solve the fire safety crisis in affected buildings – but the wrangling goes on

A man has been charged with torture and other offences after he was allegedly barricaded inside a bathroom with a woman for more than four hours.

The long-awaited anti-torture law is set to take effect next month. However, the Royal Thai Police is requesting a delay in its enforcement, citing a lack of readiness. The government must reject this request as it is a last-ditch effort to preserve the police's often violent interrogation tactics and culture…

Venezuela should release arbitrarily detained individuals and end torture, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Saturday at the end of a trip to the country.

No one should have to wait almost a year to find out if they have cancer, writes Record View.