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At 13 years old, a hitman recounts his first killing, forced to shoot a kneeling man after being told he was being put on a cartel's payroll.
John Kiriakou reveals CIA's waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah and faces government punishment.
John Kiriakou spent two years in federal prison after revealing that CIA detainee Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded, a detail he disclosed in 2007.
Fernand Meysonnier reflects on his life as France's last executioner and his 200 executions.
Footage shows G4S prison in Bloemfontein allegedly torturing inmates with drugs and electroshock.
Viktor shares his brutal experience of persecution in Chechnya for being gay.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky reports significant territorial gains amid Russian retreats.
Anwar R, a high-ranking Syrian officer, faces 58 counts of murder, torture, and rape in a German court for his role in the Assad regime's abuses.
Muhammad, detained in Guantanamo for 14 years, shares his story of fear and injustice.
Former Guantanamo detainees discuss their lives 15 years after the prison's establishment.
Uzbekistan's government risks being labeled a monster for its treatment of critics and terror suspects.
RAB, a special unit of the Bangladesh police, has more than 13,000 members and is accused of kidnappings, torture, and murder.
400,000 documents reveal that U.S. military orders allowed for no investigations into Iraqi forces torturing detainees during the Iraq War.
Of the 30 cases brought before the International Criminal Court, all have involved African nationals, raising questions about potential bias.
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Zaka organization volunteers, including Yosi Lando, report recovering approximately 280 bodies from the Hamas attack, with 80% showing signs of torture, including children.
The video shows a Palestinian man shot and reportedly tortured by Israeli forces.
A Palestinian doctor faces torture yet continues to treat children amid the conflict.
Israelis protest by attacking an army base over soldiers' arrest for torturing Palestinians.
Almost 400 women have been raped, tortured, and murdered in Ciudad Juarez, creating a chilling atmosphere known as the City of Lost Girls.
More than 80 people have been killed and 200 are missing in Zimbabwe since the first round of voting in March 2008 amid escalating political violence.
In South Africa, up to 300 people are sacrificed every year for Muti medicine, mostly children.
Jane Mayer discusses her New Yorker article on torture in '24' and its implications.
The malmedy massacre highlights systemic racism and the torture of black soldiers during WWII.
Omar Khadr, arrested at 15 in Afghanistan and held at Guantánamo, was convicted as an adult for war crimes under a secret plea bargain.
Jason Leopold and Kaja Larson discuss Abu Omar's case and CIA renditions post-9/11.
The UK government makes it more difficult to prosecute war crimes through new legislation.
2,600 hot meals are prepared daily for refugees in Calais, where many live without shelter and face police evictions amid a lengthy asylum process.
John McCain endured 5 1/2 years of torture in Hoa Lo prison, including two years in solitary confinement, after being shot down in 1967.
A released Palestinian detainee recounts being forcibly amputated and tortured in an Israeli prison, describing severe physical and emotional trauma.
Abdalle Ahmed Mumin was detained for 33 days in an underground cell run by Somalia's National Intelligence for his critical reporting.
More than 600,000 Iraqis were killed during Saddam Hussein's regime, many executed at Abu Ghraib prison by Saad Abdul Amir, the dictator's executioner.
Haj Ali recounts his torture at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq during November 2005.
On any given day in America, 100,000 people are held in solitary confinement, locked in cells for 23 hours a day with minimal human contact.
A 24-year-old woman reflects on her life in Syria, stating she must fight for her country despite the dangers and suffering around her.
On December 9, 2013, Razan Zaitouneh and three colleagues were kidnapped by unidentified assailants during the Syrian war, leaving their fate unknown.
20,000 rebels attacked a town, leading to mass killings, executions, and widespread destruction in the area.
Children as young as eight are being recruited by the Islamic State to serve as soldiers and suicide bombers in Syria and Iraq.
The CIA's destruction of videotaped interrogations of Abu Zubaydah raises serious political questions.
A clinician discusses the pervasive issue of torture and its impact on victims worldwide.
In Kashmir, civilians endure abduction, torture, and murder amid violent clashes between security forces and militants, highlighting their urgent plight.
8,000 people have vanished in Kashmir over the last 15 years, as security forces and militants continue to inflict violence on civilians.
Javal and Ken Davis share their experiences as torturers in Iraq under orders from superiors.
Conservative estimates indicate that as many as 70,000 people have been killed in Mexico's ongoing cartel violence over the last seven years.
Glenn Carle, a former CIA officer, reveals that he was instructed to use torture methods on a high-ranking al-Qaeda member shortly after September 11.
More than 20 children are on death row in Yemen, facing execution despite laws prohibiting the execution of anyone under 18 years old.
90% of Kosovo's population is ethnic Albanian, yet they face repression and violence from Serbian authorities as tensions rise before the war.
A quarter of a million POWs were held in a secret prison camp in Thailand, where many were forced to build a railroad under brutal conditions.
