* torture Archives - Page 2 of 3

Comment: No British company should be profiting from Guantánamo

Guantanamo Bay: 'The gulag of our times'

Whether ministers like it or not, G4S’ Guantanamo Bay contract associates Britain with the day-to-day running of an illegal torture facility.

Comment: Raped and tortured in the Congo – left to starve in Britain

Angelina Jolie hugs Neema Namadamu of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the 'End Sexual Violence in Conflict' summit at the ExCel in June

The victims of torture who make it to Britain face a live of poverty in what they thought was a safe haven

Legal ruling proves the Home Office broke its promise on torture victims

Trapped: Home Office admits it doesn't know if it is detaining torture victims

The Home Office has broken its own promise on torture victims and it’s admitted it in court

Immigrant Stories: The nurse, the detention centre & the women with bruises

Independent assessment: Susan checks on standards in immigration detention centres

An occasional series of Immigrant Stories, shining a light on the people trapped in Britain’s immigration system.

Comment: How the war on terror turned doctors into torturers

Martha Davis: 'It was not easy to make a film about physicians and psychologists who are hidden, well-protected, and have never agreed to be interviewed on camera'

The chilling story of how medical practitioners helped US authorities commit torture.

Queen dragged into Dubai torture row

Dubai is popular with British businesses and holidaymakers but is subject to human rights criticism

The Queen was being dragged into a row about the alleged torture of British citizens in Dubai today, as a visit by the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coincided with a guilty verdict for the men.

Disaster for Theresa May as Abu Qatada wins appeal

Qatada: Court rules evidence obtained under torture might be used against him.

Theresa May faced a serious blow to her authority today, when a semi-secret court accepted Abu Qatada’s arguments against his deportation to Jordan.

Hague appalled at Syria barbarism

William Hague promises to stop war criminals in Syria

Foreign secretary William Hague has vowed to bring justice to Syria after the publication of a report by Human Rights Watch exposed a state policy of torture in over 27 detention centres.

Hague’s ‘head in the sand’ on torture

William Hague wants to draw line under UK's torture reputation

William Hague has struggled to draw a line under the UK government’s links with torture, as campaigners criticised plans to increase the use of secret proceedings in court.