France probes Interpol prexy Al-Raisi
Paris—French anti-terror prosecutors have opened a preliminary inquiry into torture and acts of barbarism allegedly committed by Emirati General Ahmed ...
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Philippine torture victim relives horror as dictator’s son rises
By Cecil Morella Ferdinand Marcos Junior's quest for the Philippine presidency has Loretta Rosales recoiling in horror remembering the nightmare ...
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Pope Francis in Cyprus migrant mass condemns ‘slavery, torture’
Pope Francis condemned “slavery” and “torture” suffered by people fleeing war and poverty, speaking at a prayer service for migrants ...
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Russian torture video whistleblower on wanted list
Moscow—Russia on Saturday placed a former prison inmate who leaked harrowing videos of rape and torture inside a Russian prison ...
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Nigeria’s ‘house of torture’ highlights lack of regulation in Islamic schools
By Aminu Abubakar with Max Delany in Lagos Horrific revelations of torture and abuse at a compound billing itself as a ...
Read moreTorture probe launched after 13 siblings found being held captive in US home
PERRIS"•A California couple has been arrested on charges of torture after authorities on Monday said their 13 malnourished children were ...
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UN slams rhetoric on EJK
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte and US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric supporting torture and extrajudicial killings is bad for international law, the ...
Read more‘Torture rampant in China’
BEIJING"•China’s parallel justice system for Communist Party members relies heavily on torture and is “abusive and illegal”, Human Rights Watch ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.