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15 Nov 2023, 12:00 pm
The case is based on France’s principle of universal jurisdiction, which permits the prosecution and judgment of torture, crimes against humanity or war crimes when the acts were committed abroad and neither the perpetrator nor the victim is French. [read post]
26 Oct 2023, 6:31 am
The 2021 report isn’t any better; it similarly recites the laws that prohibit torture and/or, at least in theory, allow victims to seek remedies. [read post]
16 Oct 2023, 6:05 am
In March 2000, Ricardo Anderson Kohatsu, a Peruvian intelligence officer accused of vicious torture, was sent to testify to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington, D.C. [read post]
13 Oct 2023, 5:55 am
It is unclear whether The Netherlands and Canada will adopt similar victim-centered approaches in the Syria torture case. [read post]
6 Oct 2023, 5:51 am
So it is no surprise that prisons, jails, and detention centers have historically (and currently) been sites of exploitation, medical experimentation, degradation, and torture – particularly for groups disfavored by society. [read post]
5 Oct 2023, 8:19 am
Previously, rape and other acts of sexual violence were often prosecuted as acts of torture. [read post]
27 Sep 2023, 12:00 pm
Scott Roehm is the Director of Global Policy and Advocacy at the Center for Victims of Torture, and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law School. [read post]
31 Aug 2023, 6:40 am
Torture was a betrayal of the rights of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. [read post]
27 Aug 2023, 8:48 am
The report documents the youngest victim as being an 8 years old. [read post]
18 Aug 2023, 6:30 am
It sets aside a defensive talking point in favor of helping the victims of Vladimir Putin’s war find a measure of justice. [read post]
9 Aug 2023, 6:05 am
Throughout the reparations process, it is essential that victims be centered. [read post]
2 Aug 2023, 1:46 am
“43% [of the victims’ accounts] explicitly mentioned practices of torture in the detention centers, citing sexual violence as a common tactic imposed on them by Russian guards. [read post]
24 Jul 2023, 4:13 am
” The same year, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors without Borders, withdrew operations from two Libyan government detention centers for refugees and migrants due to recurring violence and human rights abuses. [read post]
17 Jul 2023, 6:30 am
The Rome Statute grants victims a right to participate in ICC proceedings. [read post]
17 Jul 2023, 6:00 am
She determined that the United States’ torture of detainees after 9/11 is the “single most significant barrier to fulfilling victims’ rights to justice and accountability. [read post]
16 Jul 2023, 4:37 pm
Further investigation revealed that a particular email account made thousands of searches related to sex workers, child pornography, and torture. [read post]
27 Jun 2023, 12:00 am
She was the first UN investigator ever granted access to the detention center by the U.S. government. [read post]
21 Jun 2023, 5:51 am
Monday, June 26, is International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. [read post]
20 Jun 2023, 10:40 am
Now that it is just two days away, Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other administration officials must recommit to carrying out their pledges to place human rights at the “center” of their foreign policy, before India’s backward slide dilutes any value of security and economic ties. [read post]
15 Jun 2023, 9:01 pm
I remember appearing on NPR with my friend Michael Ratner, the Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and my co-counsel in Rasul. [read post]
