Sentence examples for torture crimes from inspiring English sources

The conduct alleged includes torture, crimes against humanity and executions.

"A criminal investigation of torture crimes now seems very likely," said Christopher E. Anders, senior legislative counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union.

Mr. Long said he had been hearing about the alleged torture crimes of Mr. Burge and his men for years, "whipping people, torturing people, sending guys to death row for something they didn't do".

Moreover, the atrocities committed breach numerous international conventions against torture, crimes against humanity, et al. He is a prime candidate for the ICC, especially since he has committed crimes against foreign nationals over which their countries of origin could exercise jurisdiction and ask the ICC to prosecute.

The rationale behind universal jurisdiction is that certain crimes – piracy, war crimes, genocide, torture, crimes against humanity and hostage taking – are so harmful to international interests that states are entitled, and in some cases even obliged, to bring proceedings, regardless of the location of the crime and the nationality of the perpetrator or the victim.

These torture crimes were being committed by and condoned by the highest level of military intelligence.

The piece is also full of tickling lore, including tickle tortures, crimes of tickling, and a possible answer to the question "Can one actually die from tickling?" The literary world was certainly tickled by Alice Munro winning the Nobel Prize in Literature last week.

C. Dixon Osburn is Executive Director at the Center for Justice and Accountability that seeks to deter torture, war crimes, crimes against humanity and other severe human rights abuses worldwide.

Deborah Sontag AFRICA SENEGAL: CHAD INVESTIGATION BEGINS -- Senegal opened a judicial inquiry into whether Chad's former dictator, Hissene Habre, was responsible for torture and crimes against humanity.

Judge Demba Kandji of the Dakar Regional Court opened an inquiry last week into whether Mr. Habre was responsible for torture and crimes against humanity.

HONG KONG — Powerful governments and political expediency are helping to perpetuate torture, war crimes and other human rights abuses around the world, Amnesty International said Thursday in its annual report.