Iraqi ‘torture victims’ to sue Denmark
A group of Iraqi civilians are to sue the Danish Army for damages, after new evidence suggests that they were handed over to Iraqi forces following th...
Iceland silent on CIA torture flight info request while Norway, Denmark and Finland co-operate
Iceland is among the European countries which have not responded to an information request from two international human rights organisations about so-...
‘Half-hearted’ CIA flights inquiry takes off
An inquiry into so-called ‘CIA rendition flights’ in Greenlandic airspace will go ahead, but will not be the formal investigation that the country hop...
New Danish ministers backtrack on rendition flight promises
Danish political parties, which called for an investigation into alleged double-dealing over CIA rendition flights in Denmark and Greenland when in op...
Rwanda genocide appeal seeks to discredit ‘torture’ testimony
The defence team in an appeal case against the conviction of a Rwandan pastor on genocide charges has reiterated to a Helsinki court their belief that...
Doctor: torture victims handed death sentences
The director of a specialised healthcare centre claims Finland’s immigration service has a callous disregard for torture victims, as dozens are deport...
Swedish tourist ‘tortured in Egyptian jail’
A Swedish tourist claims he was beaten up and electrocuted in an Egyptian prison for four days before escaping when protesters set fire to the buildin...
Military saw Afghan abuse pics in 2005, says officer
A Danish officer says the military has been sitting on pictures showing the abuse of Afghani prisoners by American soldiers for five years. According ...