According to Human Rights Watch (www.hrw.org ), the use of torture was documented in the following countries in 2004 and 2005: China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.
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Related content from HighBeam Research on: Countries Using Torture
Evil under the sun (map of torture-using countries). (New Internationalist)
Using torture in the war on terrorism? (Insider Report). (The New American)
The ban stays absolute; Torture and deportation.(European judges forbid extradition to countries that violate human rights) (The Economist (US))
Questions for Candidates on US Torture Policy and Practices (Peacework)
Denounce Torture (Amnesty International)
Disguise and deny (states disguise torture centres). (New Internationalist)
Torture: A Collection.(Book Review) (Ethics & International Affairs)
Use of torture never justified, not even to fight terrorists (CCPA Monitor)
Torture Is Not to Make People Talk, But to Make Them Remain Silent (The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs)
Torture and the war on terror. (Social Education)
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