torture

The Sohag Criminal Court on Monday sentenced three police officers to three years in prison each over charges of torturing a…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The halls of the former prison in the heart of Iran’s capital now are hushed, befitting…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the height of his power in 1971, Iran’s Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi drew…

SEOUL (Reuters) – Despite more than a year of international engagement and promises of economic reform by North Korea’s leaders,…

  A US judge on Monday ordered North Korea to pay $501 million over the death of American Otto Warmbier,…

  Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokri stated Wednesday that the government is still searching for answers to the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Uighur minority on Monday detailed torture and abuse she says she experienced in…

The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, ordered the formation of the Higher Permanent Committee for Human Rights, which…

China’s first “cyber-dissident” Huang Qi is in danger of dying under police custody if he does not receive medical treatment…

The State Information Service (SIS) refuted the Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) report on torturing and sexually assaulting Egyptian-American limousine driver…