Belgium has enacted a raft of problematic counterterrorism laws and its police have carried out heavy-handed operations in the past year.

A Tunisian man formerly held in secret United States Central Intelligence Agency custody have described previously unreported methods of torture that shed new light on the earliest days of the CIA program. Lotfi al-Arabi El Gherissi, 52, recounted being severely beaten with batons, threatened with an electric chair, subjected to various forms of water torture, and being chained by his arms to the ceiling of his cell for a long period.

Thousands of children in conflict-affected countries have been detained without charge for months or even years as national security threats.

Families reported the disappearance of their relatives to the police and sought help from various authorities, but the authorities failed to inform them of the detainees’ whereabouts or to properly investigate allegations of abuse.

Alongside 45 Tunisian and international organizations, Human Rights Watch has launched a campaign titled “No To Terrorism, Yes To Human Rights”.

World Report 2016 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide.

Obama administration claims that legal obstacles prevent criminal investigations into torture by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) are unpersuasive, and risk leaving a legacy of torture as a policy option.

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