Rights Groups Decry Torture of Terrorism Suspects

Human rights experts from 44 African countries have criticized the increasing use of torture against terrorism suspects in police custody, at military investigation centers and in traditional African institutions like palaces. It is a conundrum that most nations that struggle against terrorism confront: how to treat terrorism suspects in custody and extract useful information to thwart their activities. At the conclusion of a three-day conference Friday, rights experts urged African...

Read complete article

~	UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown

~	'Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or Islamophobia are poisoning our societies' – UN chief

~	UN rights chief urges Kenyan leaders to act responsibly, avoid further violence

~	UN rights office 'deeply concerned' about deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza

~	UN rights expert urges restraint in security operation in Myanmar's Rakhine state

~	Protecting indigenous peoples' rights 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN

~	Protecting rights and dignity of indigenous peoples 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN

~	New UN human rights office to open in Liberia in early 2018

~	DR Congo: UN report indicates Government participation in ethnic massacres in Kasai

~	ISIL's 'genocide' against Yazidis is ongoing, UN rights panel says, calling for international action