The pre-trial judges “accepted that there exists a reasonable basis to believe widespread and/or systematic acts of violence may have been committed that...
The UK prides itself as a global leader in the fight against torture. However, a culture of tolerance to ill-treatment and even torture has developed in the...
Saudi Arabia face international criticism for its human rights record most of the times. Political prisoners are held in detention, and democracy is silenced...
Saudi Arabia’s continued violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the deteriorating situation in the kingdom through its sustained campaign of...
The Saudi authorities severely restricted freedoms of expression, association and assembly. Many human rights defenders and critics were detained and some...
While the United Arab Emirates strives to build an image of a modern and liberal state, human rights violations in the country continue to be ignored or...
U.S. policies do not always respect human rights and the government also fails to protect key human rights domestically, especially economic and social rights.
Torture seeks to annihilate the victim’s personality and denies the inherent dignity of the human being. The United Nations has condemned torture from the...
Their enforced disappearance, torture and wrongful conviction for “plotting a coup against the government” in a trial marred by egregious violations of due...
The military prison at Guantánamo Bay remains a stain on the human rights record of the United States and continues to present site for ongoing violations as...
Associated Press published a particularly shocking report on abuse and torture by United Arab Emirates (UAE)–supported forces in a number of Yemeni prisons,...
The IRCT is extremely concerned at Israel’s decision to deport Eritrean and Sudanese torture victims seeking protection in the country without considering...
Israel’s ruthless policy of holding Palestinian prisoners arrested in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in prisons inside Israel is a flagrant violation...
Bahraini prisoners suffering cancer, multiple sclerosis and sickle-cell anaemia do not have access to medical care, Amnesty International said Friday,...
NDP health critic Don Davies warned Canada is at the "very cusp" of uncovering serious human-rights abuses affecting vulnerable women including those who are...