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Europe's anti-torture watchdog slams Italy over migrant detention abuses

The Council of Europe anti-torture committee has criticized Italy’s treatment of migrants in local detention centers

ABC News - 8h

McCabe 'not surprised at all' by watchdog report on FBI, Jan. 6 riots

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was "not surprised at all" by the findings of a watchdog report, which concluded that there were no undercover FBI agents on the National Mall during the ...

The Hill - 4h

Former Syrian prison official charged in US with torture

A former Syrian official under the rule of former President Bashar Assad was federally indicted in the U.S. for torturing prisoners held at Damascus Central Prison from 2005-08, according to a ...

The Hill - 8h

Europe's anti-torture watchdog slams Italy over migrant detention abuses

Yahoo News - 9h

Former anti-narcotics chief known as "Macho" extradited to U.S.

The U.S. State Department offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to Maximiliano Dávila's conviction.

CBS News - 14h

Former prison head charged with torture in US

Samir Ousman Alsheikh is accused of torturing and ordering the torture of prisoners at Adra Prison.

BBC News - 19h

Ex-Syrian military official indicted in California on torture charges

Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria's infamous Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar al-Assad, was arrested in Los Angeles in July.

CBS News - 22h

U.S. Charges Ex-Syrian Prison Official With Torture

The indictment was the second time in a week that the Justice Department announced that it had charged top Syrian officials with human rights abuses.

The New York Times - 22h

No evidence to refer Letby to watchdog - inquiry

The killer nurse was not referred to the nursing regulator because of a "lack of evidence", inquiry hears.

BBC News - 1d

FBI missed 'basic step' gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds

The FBI failed to take the "basic step" of canvassing its field offices for intelligence ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a Justice Department's inspector general report found.

NBC News - 1d

Consumer Finance Watchdog Caps Overdraft Fees as Banks Object

The CFPB caps fees at $5 per overdraft notice, saying banks have turned added fees into a profit center.

Inc. - 1d

No pardons for prison torturers, says Syrian rebel leader

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani says HTS group will ask countries to hand over Assad regime officials who flee. The Islamist rebel commander responsible for the downfall of the Syrian president Bashar ...

The Guardian - 2d

Warsaw’s QueerMuzeum defies anti-gay hostility in Poland

The nation’s first LGBTQ museum offers hope for a community still struggling with inequality

Financial Times - 2d

Inside the 10-year-old's life of violence and torture

The 10-year-old was sassy, bubbly and dreamed of being on X Factor, but behind closed doors she was brutally beaten. Why could no-one save her?

BBC News - 2d

Watchdog raises concerns over Trump-era leak probes of reporters, members of Congress

A top government watchdog raised concerns over the handling of leak investigations during the first Trump administration that targeted members of Congress and the media.

ABC News - 3d

Syria's celebrations muted by evidence of torture in Assad's notorious prisons

In Syria’s capital Damascus the hope of a country freed from its longtime dictator Bashar al Assad was starting to fade at the city's Saydnaya military prison.

NBC News - 3d

Bodies showing signs of torture found at Damascus hospital, rebels say

Pictures showed bodies wrapped in blood-stained shrouds piled up inside a morturary at Harasta Hospital near Damascus.

BBC News - 3d

U.S. indicts 2 former Syrian officials, accuses them of torturing prisoners

Two former high-ranking Syrian military figures who played key roles in President Bashar al-Assad's now-deposed regime have been indicted on war crimes charges in the United States and accused of ...

NBC News - 3d

U.S. indictment accuses two Syrian officials of torture at notorious prison

Peaceful protesters, including a 26-year-old American woman, were abused at the torture center.

CBS News - 4d

Nvidia Investigated by China for Allegedly Violating Anti-Monopoly Laws

The AI chip powerhouse is getting scrutiny for its $6.9 billion acquisition of Mellanox in 2019.

Inc. - 4d

Global chemical arms watchdog warns Syria about unaccounted weapons

The global chemical weapons watchdog has said that it reminded Syria of its obligations to comply with rules to safeguard certain toxic chemicals after rebels entered the capital Damascus over the ...

ABC News - 4d

10 years later: The CIA ‘Torture Report’ and America’s accountability deficit

With respect to post-9/11 torture, the U.S. has persistently dodged its obligations.

The Hill - 4d

Consumer watchdog faces daunting future under Trump

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is headed for a rocky future under President-elect Trump. The powerful financial watchdog agency is in for a reckoning during a second Trump ...

The Hill - 4d

Anti-Assad rebels take most of key southern Syrian region - reports

It comes as Islamist-led rebels in the north say they have reached the outskirts of the city of Homs.

BBC News - 6d

Comerica Bank abused and neglected customers who relied on prepaid debit cards, watchdog finds

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday charged Comerica Bank with abusing and neglecting vulnerable customers who receive federal benefits.

NBC News - Dec. 6

Dining across the divide: ‘I’m not anti cyclist. I’m anti cyclists who ignore red lights and drive three or four abreast in front of me’

One is a left-leaning tactical voter, and the other a Tory police and crime commissioner – they disagreed on the new Labour government, but were they any closer on cycling? . Lisa, 44, Surrey . ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6

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