Torture - Human Rights Watch
Jun 2, 2025 · 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 …
India: Increased Abuses Against Minorities, Critics - Human Rights …
Jan 11, 2024 · Indian government undermined its aspirations for global leadership as a rights-respecting democracy during 2023 with its persistent policies and practices that discriminate …
Cuba: Fidel Castro’s Record of Repression - Human Rights Watch
Nov 26, 2016 · During his nearly five decades of rule in Cuba, Fidel Castro built a repressive system that punished virtually all forms of dissent, a dark legacy that lives on even after his …
The Torture of Tasneem Khalil: How the Bangladesh Military …
II. Torture in Bangladesh Torture has long been a familiar and widespread problem in Bangladesh. It is a routine feature of criminal investigations, used by the police to obtain …
Cameroon: Video Shows Separatists Torturing Man - Human …
Jun 24, 2019 · A video viewed by Human Rights Watch shows armed separatists torturing a man in an abandoned school in the North-West region of Cameroon in mid-May, 2019.
The Legal Prohibition Against Torture - Human Rights Watch
Mar 11, 2003 · During his State of the Union address, President Bush spoke about the horrifying torture techniques Saddam Hussein has inflicted on prisoners in Iraq. He described the use of …
Russian Forces Tortured Detainees in Izium, Ukraine
Oct 18, 2022 · Survivors Describe Beatings, Electric Shocks, WaterboardingWe just spent three weeks in Izium in eastern Ukraine, which Ukrainian forces recaptured from Russian forces in …
India: Suppression of Free Speech, Minorities - Human Rights Watch
Jan 12, 2023 · Indian authorities intensified and broadened their crackdown on activist groups and the media in 2022.
World Report 2025: Eritrea | Human Rights Watch
The Eritrean government maintained an iron grip on its population at home and abroad. It continued to repress the population’s human rights, including freedom of opinion, religion, and ...
Iran: Security Forces Rape, Torture, Detainees - Human Rights Watch
Apr 22, 2024 · Iran's security forces raped, tortured, and sexually assaulted detainees while repressing widespread protests in 2022 and 2023.