Torture: time for transparency
The British government must be honest about its policies towards prisoners in the war on terror, says Louise Christian
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Binyam Mohamed: victory for open justice
In a landmark judgment, the High Court has ruled that information on Mohamed’s treatment should be released, despite the objections of the Foreign Office. Index on Censorship reports
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Brazilian given 31 years for journalist torture
A judge handed down a 31-year prison term to a police officer turned vigilante who abducted and tortured three journalists working for O Dia newspaper, a verdict the Brazilian newspaper described Thursday as “historic.” Former police inspector Odinei Fernandes da Silva, who led a paramilitary group that controlled the Rio de Janeiro slum of Batan, was found guilty of robbery, torture and criminal conspiracy. Read more here
Iran inmates “tortured to death”
Iran’s defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi said on his website that some of those detained after the country’s disputed June presidential vote were tortured to death in prison. The claim by Mehdi Karroubi comes days after he said a number of prisoners, both male and female, had been raped. Read more here