Torture - Human Rights Watch The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law Torture, as well as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, is banned at all times, in all places, including in times of
Prominent Critic of Guinean Junta Abducted, Tortured In Guinea early on Saturday morning, at least a half-dozen heavily armed men broke into the home of Mohamed Traoré, a prominent lawyer and former bar association president, assaulted him and his
Russia: Shameful Pride in Torture of Terrorism Suspects (Berlin, March 29, 2024) – Russian authorities tortured, recorded, and shared recordings of the torture, of at least two men held as suspects for the monstrous March 22, 2024 attack on a concert
Sudan: Warring Parties Execute Detainees, Mutilate Bodies The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and affiliated fighters have summarily executed, tortured and ill-treated people in their custody and mutilated dead bodies
Philippines: Trans Rights Activist Murdered - Human Rights Watch A hooded gunman in General Santos City in the southern Philippines carried out an apparent targeted killing on June 23, 2025, of a transgender rights activist who worked as a radio commentator
Sudan: Fighters Rape Women and Girls, Hold Sex Slaves Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and girls, including in the context of sexual slavery, in Sudan’s South Kordofan state since September 2023
Russian Forces Tortured Detainees in Izium, Ukraine (Kyiv, October 19, 2022) – Russian forces and others operating under their command routinely tortured detainees during their six-month occupation of Izium, a city in the Kharkiv region of