Torture Survivors

Syria's Detention Centers: Torture Tactics Reported By Organizations (MAP)

9 Feb 2012

Horrific accounts of torture and ill-treatment suggest that abuse runs rampant in Syria's detention facilities, rights organizations report. According to a report released last month by the activist group Avaaz , Bashar Assad's regime uses at least 416 detention centers to torture its opponents.

Yardsmart: Torture-tested plants can still come up roses

7 Feb 2012

Vivid color such as this did not appear until the genes of Asian roses were introduced to the European species.

Cambodia Torture Prison Head Gets Life Imprisonment

3 Feb 2012

The head of a Khmer Rouge torture prison’s sentence was increased to life imprisonment