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Watch: 'Duma torture' protests gain strength, target Shaked

Hundreds protest nationwide over alleged torture of Jewish suspects, demonstrate at homes of Jewish Home MKs who sided with interrogators.

Watch: 'Duma torture' protests gain strength, target Shaked

Lawyer demands Shin Bet torture investigation

Attorney notes charges of Duma suspect torture come from many sources and must be checked, warns confession may be inadmissible.

Lawyer demands Shin Bet torture investigation

Psychologists, social workers protest Shin Bet interrogation

Specialists petition Duma investigation's breach of basic rights that 'only exists in dark regimes,' note admission under torture invalid.

Psychologists, social workers protest Shin Bet interrogation

Rights group demands Justice Ministry check illegal torture

Civil Rights Association warns of 'heavy suspicion' that Duma arson investigation is breaking law, after lawyers reveal brutal torture.

Rights group demands Justice Ministry check illegal torture

'A black day for Israel'

Lawyers expose brutal torture against Duma suspects

After finally meeting suspects, lawyers tell of cruel torture, demand investigation end; 'minor hit in sensitive organs till numb to kicks.'

Lawyers expose brutal torture against Duma suspects

Report: 3,000 Palestinians Killed in Syria, No ICC Investigation

Palestinian Authority officials have yet to comment on the nearly 3,000 Palestinians killed in Syria in recent years.

Report: 3,000 Palestinians Killed in Syria, No ICC Investigation

CIA Chief Defends Interrogation Methods

CIA Director John Brennan calls some of the agency's torture techniques "abhorrent” but defends the program overall.

CIA Chief Defends Interrogation Methods

UN Official: Prosecute Those Involved in CIA Torture

UN official calls for the prosecution of those responsible for the harsh interrogation tactics revealed in the report on CIA torture.

UN Official: Prosecute Those Involved in CIA Torture

Gaza Schoolchildren Traumatized by Sounds of Hamas Torture

Shrieks and cries of pain from nearby police building regularly interrupting lessons at Khan Younis school.

Gaza Schoolchildren Traumatized by Sounds of Hamas Torture

Syrian Rebels Torture a Suspected Collaborator

A man who was suspected of handing over rebel fighters to the Syrian military intelligence was arrested and tortured.

Syrian Rebels Torture a Suspected Collaborator

15 Yr Old Publicly Executed for Blasphemy in Aleppo

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports Islamist rebels in Aleppo executed a 15-year-old in front of his parents for blasphemy.

15 Yr Old Publicly Executed for Blasphemy in Aleppo

Assad's Government Tortured Citizens, Says HRW

Syrians were arbitrarily detained and tortured by government forces in security buildings in northern Syria, says Human Rights Watch.

Assad's Government Tortured Citizens, Says HRW

Accused Nazi War Criminal Wins Extradition Battle

Australia's High Court ruled that suspected Nazi war criminal cannot be extradited to Hungary to face war crimes accusations.

Accused Nazi War Criminal Wins Extradition Battle

Activists: Syrian Sculptor Dies Under Assad Loyalist Torture

Syrian artist Wael Kaston has been murdered by government security forces, according to activists in Homs.

Activists: Syrian Sculptor Dies Under Assad Loyalist Torture

U.S. Ruling: PA, PLO Can’t be Charged in Torture Death

The PA cannot be sued for the death by torture of an American citizen, the U.S. Supreme Court rules.

U.S. Ruling: PA, PLO Can’t be Charged in Torture Death

Video Exposé: Syrian Hospital a Torture Chamber

A video documents Syrian opponents shackled and blindfolded in army hospital beds next to rubber whips and electric cables.

Video Exposé: Syrian Hospital a Torture Chamber

Syrian Forces Accused of Dismembering Teen

Zainab al-Hosni, 18, was found dismembered in a Syrian morgue along with her activist brother, whose body showed signs of torture.

Syrian Forces Accused of Dismembering Teen

Second Westerner Claims Torture in Dubai

An American man says he was tortured in Dubai, one month after a British tourist was killed in prison.

Second Westerner Claims Torture in Dubai

CIA Linked to Palestinian Authority Torture

Torture in the Palestinian Authority previously has been documented by rights groups, but a new report says the PA has a good role model: the CIA.

CIA Linked to Palestinian Authority Torture

Fatah-Led PA Admits It Tortures Prisoners

The PA led by Fatah chairman Mahmoud Abbas admits its forces, funded by overseas donations and taxes collected by Israel, torture prisoners.

Fatah-Led PA Admits It Tortures Prisoners