Torture
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 war. No national emergency, however dire, ever justifies its use. No one may ever be returned to a place where they would face torture. Many countries and armed groups nonetheless have engaged in torture. Human Rights Watch documents the use of torture all over the world. We are committed to pressing government authorities to act to prevent torture, as well as bringing those who engage in torture to justice. We also work to ensure that victims of torture obtain redress, including an enforceable right to fair and adequate compensation, and full rehabilitation.
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Europe/Central AsiaThe government of Belarus should not forcibly return Nizomiddin Nasriddinov, a Tajik political activist with refugee status in Germany, to Tajikistan, 910 organizations including Human Rights Watch said in a statement today.Belarus: Don’t Return Activist to Tajikistan
March 21, 2023
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“We Can Arrest Anyone We Want”
Widespread Human Rights Violations Under El Salvador’s “State of Emergency”
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Ukraine: Russian Forces Tortured Izium Detainees
Survivors Describe Beatings, Electric Shocks, Waterboarding
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Ukraine: Russian Torture Center in Kherson
Unlawful Detention, Torture of Civilians During 8-Month Occupation
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Joint Statement: Halt Extradition of Activist Nasriddinov to Tajikistan
Extradition Places Him at Risk of Torture in Violation of International Law
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Saudi Arabia: Jordanian Executed After Unfair Trial
Court Ignored Allegation He Confessed to Drug Charge Under Torture
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Use Global Meeting to Highlight Bahrain’s Abuses
Joint Letter to Delegates to the Inter-Parliamentary Union
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In Post-Coup Myanmar: ‘Death Squads’ and Extrajudicial Killings
Pro-junta armed groups that have claimed responsibility for of extrajudicial killings have faced no consequences in Myanmar.
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Bahrain: Pope Francis Should Condemn Bahrain Rights Record
Call for End to Death Penalty, Release of Those Unjustly Detained
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Statement to the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament (26 October 2022)
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan
