Torture
Crisis facing courts as Chinese people seek justice in NZ
New Zealand's rapid transition to a multicultural society is causing problems for our judicial and legal systems, according to a new report chaired by the prominent public lawyer Mai Chen.
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The hunt for Asia's El Chapo
Tse Chi Lop is suspected of leading a vast multinational drug trafficking syndicate through the Asia-Pacific region that is raking in up to $17 billion a year. Journalist Tom Allard has been on the… Audio
Sarah Edmondson: How I escaped the NXIVM sex cult
Vancouver actress Sarah Edmondson spent 12 years in the NXIVM cult. She eventually blew the whistle and has a new book, Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, The Cult That Bound My Life. Audio
Jennifer Zeng: China's shocking organ harvesting practice
Jennifer Zeng is a mainland Chinese-born human rights activist who was tortured and brain-washed at a 're-education' camp in China because she was a member of Falun Gong. She has just returned from… Audio
Para Paheer and Alison Corke: The Power of Good People
Para Paheer was one of thousands of Tamils targeted during the 26-year civil war in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009. The book The Power of Good People gives a riveting first-hand account of the events… Audio
Amnesty report brings Fiji torture back to the fore
The use of torture by Fiji's security forces is again in the spotlight after an Amnesty International report highlighted the lack of justice for several prominent cases. Audio
John Kiriakou: torture and whistleblowing
Kim Hill talks to John Kiriakou, former CIA officer who in 2002 led the team that located Abu Zubaydah, alleged to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda. After a news interview in 2007, in which he… Audio
Lily Hirsch on music, crime and punishment
Musicologist Lily Hirsch talks to Colin Peacock about her book, Music in American Crime Prevention and Punishment. We canvas how Barry Manilow keeps kids from loitering; How Enya can sway a jury and… Audio
UN encourages Fiji to withdraw reservations
The United Nations is encouraging Fiji to withdraw its reservations to the UN Convention Against Torture. Audio
Fiji lawyer lives in fear as friends 'tortured'
A Fiji lawyer says he's living in fear after receiving threats over his involvement in high profile sedition cases in the country.
US psychologist Jean Maria Arrigo
For years US psychologist Jean Maria Arrigo warned that the American Psychological Association was complicit in state sanctioned torture - and has been proven right. Audio
CIA chief admits 'abhorrent' abuses
The head of the CIA has responded to the damning report accusing it of torturing prisoners in the wake of 9/11, admitting that some interrogators have used "harsh" and "abhorrent" tactics in the past… Audio
Whole truth about CIA techniques kept under wraps
A former CIA officer says a Senate report into interrogation techniques used after the September 11 terror attacks does not tell the whole story. Audio
Calls for prosecution after CIA report
The UN and human rights groups have called for the prosecution of US officials involved into the "brutal" CIA interrogation of al-Qaeda suspects. Audio
CIA veteran defends against scathing attack on interrogations
Sleep deprivation, humiliation, beatings, water boarding -- some of the interrogation techniques used by the CIA to question suspected terrorists, set out in a new US Senate committee report. Audio
Fall-out from CIA torture report
Senior Staff Attorney for the National Security Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, Marcellene Hearn, discusses the potential domestic, political, and global fall-out from the Senate… Audio
Security expert puzzled by new powers for SIS
Security expert Dr Paul Buchanan from 36th Parallel Assessments discusses a scathing report from the Senate Intelligence Committee which says the CIA routinely misled both the White House and Congress… Audio
Fears over release over Senate's 'CIA torture' report
The US Government has reinforced security for its staff and facilities around the world, ahead of the release of a Senate report expected to criticise the CIA's controversial interrogation methods. Audio
ICC asked to investigate Australia for 'crimes of humanity'
The International Criminal Court is being asked to investigate the Australian government's treatment of asylum seekers, particuarly crimes against humanity. Audio
China's trade in tools of torture and repression
Amnesty International's China Researcher William Nee on the NGO's JV report, with the Omega Research Foundation, titled "China's Trade in Tools of Torture and Repression". Audio
