Creating a world without torture: April in review
We summarise some of the biggest news stories, statements, events and news from the World Without Torture blog, Facebook and Twitter pages over the month of April. Don’t forget to keep checking the...
View ArticleCreating a world without torture: June in review
June was an incredibly busy month with some fantastic and powerful events, publications and calls for action from across the globe – culminating on 26 June in the worldwide marking of the UN...
View ArticlePoll shows wide Danish support for torture
‘Do you support torture if it can gather information that can protect the public?’ While the majority of people across the globe answer a resounding ‘no’, 37 per-cent of Danish men disagree and gave a...
View ArticleCreating a world without torture: July in review
While July was an incredibly busy month for the anti-torture movement, one story stood out beyond the rest: the trauma experienced in Gaza amidst the current context of war. Below we round-up our blogs...
View ArticleTorture victims are victims of 9/11 too
Yesterday marked 13 years since the World Trade Center attacks on 11 September 2001, one of the worst terrorist attacks in history, killing 2,996 people and injuring over 6,000. Every year 9/11 is, and...
View ArticleCreating a world without torture: September in review
We round-up our blogs from September and don’t forget to keep checking the blog in the coming weeks for more. Click here to visit our Facebook page, and here to visit our Twitter feed. War did not...
View ArticleFinding the truth about Algeria’s disappeared
Today, much the same as 15 years ago, demonstrators in Algiers, Algeria, still campaign for the whereabouts of their loved ones. A bloody civil war in the 1990s, culminating in a military coup in 1992...
View ArticleCreating a world without torture: October in review
We round-up our blogs from October and don’t forget to keep checking the blog in the coming weeks for more. Click here to visit our Facebook page, and here to visit our Twitter feed. New ruling means...
View Article2014 in review
With 2014 coming to an end, we at World Without Torture reflect on a selection of the stories which we have covered over the past year. We have published a lot of blogs this year so the list is by no...
View ArticleAfrica: Will torture survivors see justice after 25 years?
In Senegal, a truly historic trial is unfolding as Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habré stands accused of crimes against humanity and torture, 25 years after his eight-year brutal rule ended. The trial...
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