The experts have expressed concern that an unknown number of Palestinian women and children, including girls, have reportedly gone missing after contact with the Israeli army.
Algerian ex-defence minister accused of torture dies
Nezzar was the commander of Algeria's ground forces and administrated the "state of siege" during the bloody October 1988 riots in which hundreds of Algerians were killed by security forces. In January 1992, elections which were set to bring an Islamist party to power were halted by the military, precipitating...
Sudan’s rival forces accused of torture as war rages on
The army and the RSF have denied any ill-treatment of those they have captured, stating repeatedly that their troops act in accordance with humanitarian standards. On Monday, the army said it had "contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross" to "hand over thirty under-aged members" of the RSF captured...Germany convicts Syrian ex-colonel in ‘historic’ torture trial
Anwar Raslan, 58, was found guilty of overseeing the murder of 27 people at the Al-Khatib detention center in Damascus, also known as "Branch 251", in 2011 and 2012. He sought refuge in Germany after deserting the Syrian regime in 2012.‘Torture, abuse’ await returning Syrian refugees: HRW
Refugees in Lebanon and Jordan in particular have faced mounting direct and indirect pressure to return to Syria, in violation of the principle of nonrefoulement.
