torture
		US senators call for UN probe into secret Iranian torture centers exposed by CNN
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	March 6, 2023
US senators call for UN probe into secret Iranian torture centers exposed by CNN
						London CNN  —  A committee of US senators has called on the United Nations to investigate a network of secret…					
				
			
		Family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat files case against Palestinian Authority in International Criminal Court
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	December 16, 2022
Family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat files case against Palestinian Authority in International Criminal Court
						JerusalemCNN —  The family of a Palestinian activist who died while in Palestinian Authority custody has filed a “war crimes and torture” case…					
				
			
		Salvadoran authorities are committing ‘massive’ human rights violations, with nearly 2% of the country detained, Amnesty alleges
		
			World
			
				
				 
		
	June 4, 2022
Salvadoran authorities are committing ‘massive’ human rights violations, with nearly 2% of the country detained, Amnesty alleges
						(CNN) – Salvadoran authorities have committed “massive” human rights violations, including thousands of arbitrary detentions and violations of due process,…					
				
			
		Interior Ministry denies suspect died at Matruh police station of torture
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	May 16, 2022
Interior Ministry denies suspect died at Matruh police station of torture
						A security source denied circulated rumors on a satellite channel loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood about the death of a…					
				
			
		Interior Ministry denies police beating a citizen in video clip
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	May 6, 2022
Interior Ministry denies police beating a citizen in video clip
						The Egyptian Ministry of Interior denied that a police officer, shown in a video clip that circulated on social media…					
				
			
		Egyptian authorities deny torturing detainees in police custody
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	February 16, 2022
Egyptian authorities deny torturing detainees in police custody
						The Egyptian security forces issued a statement about the allegations of some detainees in al-Salam Police Station in a video…					
				
			
		Syria’s rebels hail ex-officer’s conviction, want justice to go higher
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	January 15, 2022
Syria’s rebels hail ex-officer’s conviction, want justice to go higher
						AMMAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Syrian rebel and opposition groups said Germany’s conviction of a former Syrian intelligence officer for…					
				
			
		China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies
		
			World
			
				
				 
		
	July 11, 2021
China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies
						BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the US blacklisting of Chinese…					
				
			
		Gaza man says Hamas forced him to divorce after torture
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	April 1, 2021
Gaza man says Hamas forced him to divorce after torture
						GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — After months of torture and interrogations in a Hamas prison, Palestinian activist Rami Aman…					
				
			
		Bahrain police beat, threaten detained children with rape, rights groups say
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	March 11, 2021
Bahrain police beat, threaten detained children with rape, rights groups say
						DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahraini security forces have beaten children and threatened them with rape and electric shocks after detaining them…