Torture

Syria: What to Expect in Detention

Former detainee's account of interrogation and torture.

Tajik Rights Groups Plan Prison Visits

Shocking Police Abuse Videos in Georgia

Minister in charge of police at the time says he had no part in “inhuman” acts of torture.

Torture Claims Mar Trial in Tajik North

Despite improved laws, allegations of abuse continue to be batted away by a system resistant to change, experts say.

Torture of Female Prisoners Now Routine in Uzbekistan

UN to Examine More Deaths in Kyrgyz Police Custody

Open Society Justice Initiative, New York, May 31

Kyrgyzstan: Victims of Police Abuse Struggle for Justice

Tackling abuse in detention requires major shake-up of policing and external scrutiny of places of detention.

New Evidence of Andijan Torture, Killings

Alleged Torture Death May Make Test-Case in Tajikistan

Activists Claim Torture on Rise in Uganda

Campaigners argue that lack of effective legislation proving an obstacle in combating abuse.