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Tag Archives: torture
Iraqi Shoe-Throwing Journalist Was Tortured
Muntadar al-Zaidi has demanded an apology for the torture he received while in a Baghdad prison for 9 months. Initially convicted to 3 years imprisonment for throwing a shoe to then-President George W Bush, his sentence was reduced and he … Continue reading
Guantánamo Detainee Claims CIA Tortured Him
Attorneys for a “high-value” terror suspect who says he was tortured while being held at secret CIA prisons have requested that a judge bar the agency from destroying evidence of the alleged torture. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/08/detainee.cia/
UN: Tasers “a form of torture”
A UN committee has recommended that police forces give up the use of Tasers: The use of these weapons causes acute pain, constituting a form of torture… In certain cases, they can even cause death, as has been shown by … Continue reading