In venerating the Cross, faith remembers. It sees Jesus as the victim of a world that barricades itself against love. In such a world, God has to be revealed in a way never been known before. Even ...

The opinions expressed are his own. One goal of terrorism directed against democracies is to provoke overreaction and repression. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, many Americans did in fact overreact, ...

Because torture and other forms of ill-treatment are among the worst violations of the integrity and dignity of a human being, the prohibition of torture is one of a handful that is universally ...

Torture is common in China’s criminal justice system. Recent HRW research suggests that abuses are particularly likely in Tibet and Xinjiang. In Tibet, authorities have subjected religious figures and ...

Almost five years ago, I wrote a piece for the journal World Affairs that in the current climate of recrimination would no doubt be considered “pro-torture,” though my aim was to look rationally at a ...

When the U.S. Department of Justice's secret torture memos were released in 2009, journalist Kathleen Parker wrote in the Washington Post: "Several years ago, I asked a veteran journalist for advice. ...

Toshiko Yamada is pictured as a student in this photo from her autobiography "Nagai Tabiji" (A long journey). OSAKA -- A century has passed since the promulgation in April 1925 of the Peace ...

In May 2010, Chinese media went into a frenzy over the case of Zhao Zuohai, a 57-year-old man who in 1999 had been convicted of murdering a neighbor. On April 30, 2010, the neighbor reappeared in ...

Sleep deprivation is a venerated torture technique that is part-physical, part-psychological - and one of the many forms of torture used on Guantanamo detainees [Gallo/Getty] The history of torture ...

The enforcement of Covid-19 related restrictions has dangerously increased police violence worldwide, according to a new briefing report published today by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT ...

Directed by Joko Anwar, the Netflix supernatural horror movie, ‘Grave Torture,’ revolves around a woman named Sita who loses her parents due to a suicide bombing in her childhood. Looking to make ...