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Torture
Torture news and analysis from The Nation
June 7, 2019
The president is considering pardons for military members accused of war crimes, but the officials responsible for our disastrous wars already have free passes.
May 30, 2019
Like thousands of others, Omar Alshogre was repeatedly tortured in Bashar al-Assad’s prisons—but unlike so many, he got out. Now he’s telling the world about the regime’s industrial-scale brutality.
April 17, 2019
The international system is still structured to protect perpetrators. It’s time we adopt a prevention-focused policy.
March 26, 2019
The Trump administration’s rejection of the International Criminal Court is the latest example of America’s toxic exceptionalism.
January 3, 2019
Now two Guatemalan children have died under Border Patrol custody. But the agency’s role in Latin American oppression has a long history.
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September 11, 2018
Sometimes the good guys do win.
August 24, 2018
The acclaimed Bangladeshi photographer, activist, and mentor remains in jail after speaking out against the government.
July 19, 2018
This case is the last front in the long-running battle over the Bush-era torture regime.
May 11, 2018
Tammy Baldwin’s shameless Republican challenger claims that the Democratic senator is on “Team Terrorist.”
April 23, 2018
Congress needs to immediately check an out-of-control president.
