torture
Abu Ghraib MP unit to return to Iraq
World
April 10, 2010
Abu Ghraib MP unit to return to Iraq
Maryland, USA--The Army Reserve unit tarnished by the Abu Ghraib detainee-abuse scandal has been mobilized to return to Iraq in…
‘Zeitoun cell’ defendants accuse govt of torture
Egypt
March 21, 2010
‘Zeitoun cell’ defendants accuse govt of torture
The Supreme State Security Court received a surprise yesterday during the trial of the "Zeitoun cell," a group accused of…
Sharqiya woman accuses police of torture
Egypt
March 15, 2010
Sharqiya woman accuses police of torture
A woman has filed a complaint with the attorney general in which she accused police in the village of Deirab…
Watchdog: Egypt uses counterterror as pretext for torture
Egypt
March 11, 2010
Watchdog: Egypt uses counterterror as pretext for torture
The Egyptian government and its security services regularly practice torture and use counterterrorism as an excuse, according to a report…
Physiotherapist ‘tortured’ by police over ElBaradei
Egypt
March 10, 2010
Physiotherapist ‘tortured’ by police over ElBaradei
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud ordered the launch of an investigation into an incident of torture that allegedly took place…
Egypt scrutinized at Universal Periodic Review
Egypt
February 18, 2010
Egypt scrutinized at Universal Periodic Review
Egypt's human rights record came under fire from a number of countries as Egypt sat yesterday in Geneva for for…
Parliament rejects harsher penalties for torture
Egypt
February 15, 2010
Parliament rejects harsher penalties for torture
Parliament's legislative committee rejected a proposal Monday to augment legal penalties in cases related to torture, bribery and house searches…
Off the hook: Abusive police return to work
Egypt
February 4, 2010
Off the hook: Abusive police return to work
A policeman who was convicted of raping and torturing a microbus driver while a fellow officer took video with his…
Judge: Italy’s secret service knew of CIA rendition
World
February 2, 2010
Judge: Italy’s secret service knew of CIA rendition
Milan-- An Italian judge said on Monday that Italy's secret services knew about the CIA's kidnapping of a terrorism suspect…