The Latest Breaking News from Torture

A former Guantanamo detainee who spent 14 years without trial and whose story was told in the hit film "The Mauritanian," is suing Canada over its alleged role in his detention. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, 51, claims that Canadian authorities provided false information concerning the period when he was a permanent…

On April 17, eight years ago, indigenous rights activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen disappeared after being arrested by Kaeng Krachan National Park officials. Justice has yet to be served.

The latest episode of Britain's Got Talent saw Italian escapologist Andrew Basso leave Simon Cowell open-mouthed as he performed Harry Houdini's Chinese Water Torture Cell stunt

Monkeys are being forced to participate in sickening stunts, including swimming races, at a tourist resort off the coast of Nha Trang, Vietnam, with one visitor dubbing the destination 'torture island'

MPs from around the world tell Jacinda Ardern that case of murder suspect Kyung Yup Kim could set ‘dangerous precedent’

Venezuela has asked the International Criminal Court to defer to authorities in the Latin American nation its investigation into allegations of torture and extrajudicial killings committed by security forces under President Nicolás Maduro’s rule

On August 4, Adil, 28, a photojournalist in Srinagar’s downtown area, was at his office in Lal Chowk. Unaffected by the social media rumours and political drama unfolding around him, Adil was researching photo-editing and new camera equipment in the market.