The review of police actions appears to be part of a deeper critical look at Bo Xilai’s five-year reign in Chongqing. full story ![]()
A long-awaited public inquiry into claims of mistreatment during the occupation of Iraq opened yesterday with graphic images and video of...
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The special rapporteur on torture was due to visit Bahrain next month to look into reports that the authorities there had abused and tortured protesters in detention.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations on Thursday set up an international commission of inquiry into human rights violations in North Korea, saying some of them "may amount to crimes against humanity".
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MICHAEL GOVE's drive to increase adoption levels risks becoming a "distraction" from efforts to help the majority of children needing homes, an eight-month inquiry into the care system has concluded.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Japan and the United States called on Tuesday for the main U.N. human rights forum to launch an inquiry into allegations of violations including the torture and execution of political prisoners in North Korea.
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The father of an Iraqi teenager claimed today that his son's body showed signs of torture after it was handed back by British troops following a brutal battle.
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LONDON (Reuters) - A public inquiry in London into allegations that British soldiers killed, mutilated and tortured Iraqi detainees after a battle in southern Iraq was shown gruesome photographs of bloodied corpses on Monday.
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The inquiry, chaired by Thayne Forbes (pictured), is examining claims that UK soldiers murdered and tortured Iraqis after the 'Battle of Danny Boy' in Maysan Province, southern Iraq, in May 2004.
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LONDON (Reuters) - An elderly Iraqi father described seeing signs of torture on his son's body as he testified on Monday at a London public inquiry into allegations of atrocities by British troops in 2004.
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SA Oppositon leader Steven Marshall has called for a parliamentary inquiry into the Cherryville bushfire to examine use of CFS resources and other issues.
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