A French lawyer has filed a lawsuit in a Paris court against visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, accusing him of complicity in torture in Yemen, an embarrassment for the French government as it rolled out the red carpet for its powerful guest. Lawyer Joseph Breham, representing a Yemeni human rights group, is suing […]
White House: Nancy Pelosi Responsible for Waterboarding Policy…
Protesters Repeatedly Disrupt Haspel Hearing…
Saudi Crown Prince Sued in France for Complicity in Torture…
Widely Reported Gina Haspel CIA Torture Claim Was Fake News; Retracted by ProPublica…
Virtually the entire media complex megaphoned a 2017 report by Soros-backed news outlet ProPublica, and to a lesser extent a similar report in the New York Times, claiming that Trump’s new pick to lead the CIA, Gina Haspel, oversaw a “clandestine base” in Thailand where she participated in, and mocked the torture of suspected al-Qaida […]
Horrific Details Emerge As Parents Accused of Holding Their 13 Children Captive Are Charged with Torture…
A couple in Perris beat, strangled and shackled their children for years, the abuse escalating from neglect to torture over time, prosecutors said Thursday. Formal charges were announced Thursday against the parents accused of abusing their 13 children inside their Perris home. David Turpin, 56, and Louise Turpin, 49, were each charged with multiple felony […]
Perris Couple Plead Not Guilty, Held on $12M Bail Each…
Inside the CIA’s Black Site Torture Room by Larry Siems…
There were 20 cells inside the prison, each a stand-alone concrete box. In 16, prisoners were shackled to a metal ring in the wall. In four, designed for sleep deprivation, they stood chained by the wrists to an overhead bar. Those in the regular cells had a plastic bucket; those in sleep deprivation wore diapers. […]
After Years of Slammed Doors, Torture Survivors Finally End Impunity Streak…
As an attorney representing victims of torture, one of the most inspiring things I have ever seen is the sheer determination of survivors standing up and publicly confronting those responsible. That’s why I’m so elated that our clients Suleiman Abdullah Salim, Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud, and Obaidullah have surmounted so many obstacles in their long…
Psychologists Accused of Designing CIA ‘Torture’ Program to Stand Trial…
Two psychologists who helped design the CIA’s post-9/11 detainee interrogation program will stand trial in September for promoting the use of torture methods. Federal judges in Washington State late Monday ordered a lawsuit on behalf of three former detainees to go to a jury trial. They rejected efforts to force a settlement and prevent a […]