India Accused of Torture in Kashmir

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2010 Indian police and security forces have allegedly tortured hundreds of Kashmiris as WikiLeaked evidence shows the use of electrocution, beatings and sexual humiliation against detainees from 2005 to 2007. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Drops the Act for Haiti

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 In a rare moment of on-air candor, Stephen Colbert consults with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius about the situation in Haiti and learns a very important texting trick that viewers can use to send money, now, to add to the earthquake relief effort. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Torture Is a Crime That Must Be Punished

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 10, 2009 I realize that many Americans, given the scope of the economic crisis and the ambitions of the new administration, would rather look forward than revisit the past. The business of torture, however, is too unspeakable to be left unfinished. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wounds Heal in Red Cross Dispute

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2008 After coming to its public relations senses, medical firm Johnson & Johnson has decided it wouldn't be wise to proceed with a lawsuit against the Red Cross charity over a trademark agreement made in 1895. The initial case was brought by the firm after the Red Cross began to sell safety kits to fundraise for its many disaster-relief campaigns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hypocritical Oath: Psychologists and Torture

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 6, 2007 First, do no harm. This tenet of medicine applies equally to psychologists, yet they are increasingly implicated in abusive interrogations, dare we say torture, at U.S. military detention facilities like Guantanamo. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Missed the Boat on Allies’ Katrina Aid

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2007 In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. declined, delayed or didn't collect aid in the form of supplies, manpower and hundreds of millions of dollars from Israel, Canada and Britain. The Washington Post reports that the three countries offered $854 million, of which only $40 million has been used, according to State Department figures. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abducted Iranian’s Injuries Confirmed

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2007 Did the CIA torture an Iranian diplomat? The Red Cross head in Tehran says he saw wounds on Jalal Sharafi's body -- and after the Bush administration's defense of torture, anything is possible. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Red Cross: Iraqis Face ‘Unbearable and Unacceptable’ Suffering

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2007 A new report from the Red Cross says living conditions in Iraq, from healthcare to general safety, continue to worsen. One woman interviewed by the ICRC said it would be helpful if someone removed the bodies piling up in front of her house so her children wouldn't have to look at them on the way to school. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Holocaust Archive Tells a Fuller Story

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2006 The International Tracing Service, an arm of the Red Cross that houses 16 miles of floor-to-ceiling files related to the Holocaust, is slowly granting access after half a century of silence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )