The Ethiopian army implicated in more human rights abuses.
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Human Rights Watch accuses Ethiopian army of ‘torture and rape’

Nadeem Khan: A case of excited delirium?

Nadeem Khan’s death was attributed to the controversial condition.
How many have died after police restraint? MP calls for inquiry

Bureau finds 50% more cases of police-restraint related deaths than recognised by official police body.
British surveillance software linked to Syrian regime

British company tells investigation it will stop ‘doing business’ with oppressive regime.
Ethiopian man burns himself to death in protest

Teacher was protesting for ‘justice and liberty, freedom and rights’.
Analysis: Afghan torture rife, UN report reveals

New evidence of detainee torture in 47 detention facilities across the country.
Analysis: Andrew Mitchell has questions to answer over Ethiopian aid

The minister for international development must produce proof of assertions.
Human Rights Watch attacks minister over response to Bureau investigation

Influential NGO accuses Tory cabinet minister of being ‘disingenuous’ and ‘misleading’.
Analysis: Did DFID properly investigate Ethiopian aid allegations?

Bureau questions Andrew Mitchell’s claims that Ethiopian abuse of British aid investigated.
Analysis: Why Greece’s hand-out might spell trouble

The EU has identified €7.7bn in potential funding for Greece.
Analysis: Why UN fears of torture in Afghan jails will change nothing

Allegations of widespread torture in Afghan facilities have been made many times before.
A charter for torture

International committee outlines plans allowing detainees to be handed over to Afghan authorities.
Protection from torture weakened under new plans

Proposals to allow detainees to be transferred to Afghan authorities undermine Geneva Conventions.
Revealed: Aid to Ethiopia increases despite serious human rights abuses

International community turns blind eye to manipulation of aid for political ends.
Ethiopian Aid Exposed: Voices of the tortured

Reports of torture and abuse at the hands of Ethiopian government officials.
Voices of the oppressed

Parts of Ethiopia are suffering drought and famine, which is often exacerbated by government policy.
In Pictures: Forced displacement in the Ogaden

Images of civilians displaced in eastern Ethiopia.
In Video: Europe’s missing billions

The Bureau and People & Power investigate why the EU funding system is riddled with fraud and mismanagement.
15,000 new civilian deaths uncovered in leaked files
The leaked US war logs contain details of thousands more civilian deaths in Iraq, according to estimates by Iraq Body Count
Allegations of prisoner abuse by US troops after Abu Ghraib
President Bush promised an immediate stop to prisoner abuse after Abu Ghraib, but the war logs detail a stream of similar claims against coalition troops











