Detention Archives

The slow, precise and calculated torture of Ali al-Marri

Asim Qureshi discusses the torture of Ali al-Marri, who was held in detention in the USA for 13 years. He argues

Azfar2021-03-01T14:20:52+00:00February 26th, 2021|Detention, Guest Article, Survivors, Torture|

Australian professor and son subjected to intense ‘kerosene vapour’ for days amidst reports they are being transferred to a deportation centre

London - Australian professor Lukman Thalib and his son Ismail Talib have been subjected to days of deliberate and intense ‘kerosene vapour’,

Azfar2020-12-16T13:51:17+00:00December 16th, 2020|Arrest, Campaign Update, Detention, Press Release, Torture|

Case Profile: Professor Dr Lukman Thalib and Ismail Talib

Summary Australian nationals, Dr Lukman Thalib and his son Ismail Talib have been arbitrarily detained and tortured in Qatar since 27 July

Anas2020-12-14T17:20:49+00:00December 14th, 2020|Arrest, Case, Detention, Torture|

Australian professor and son abducted and allegedly tortured in Qatar at the behest of the Trump administration

London - CAGE can today reveal the whereabouts of a distinguished Australian professor and his son who have been missing for four

Anas2020-12-14T18:05:20+00:00December 14th, 2020|Arrest, Detention, Press Release, Torture|

Bills placing the government, soldiers and agencies above the law will direct the UK towards a police state: CAGE

London - A set of Bills proceeding through Parliament this week will - if passed - give free license to abuses and

Anas2020-09-24T17:32:57+00:00September 24th, 2020|Detention, Extradition, Press Release, Torture|

Torture revelations: British aid worker Tauqir Sharif must be freed and his abusers held to account

LONDON - CAGE is deeply alarmed after having seen a video in which British aid worker Tauqir “Tox” Sharif describes his torture

Anas2020-08-28T11:23:32+00:00August 28th, 2020|Detention, Press Release, Torture|

CAGE calls on Government of Pakistan for the immediate release of Naveed Butt on eighth year since his disappearance

London - CAGE is calling on Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to immediately release or bring to trial Pakistani national and spokesman

Azfar2020-05-11T14:49:16+00:00May 11th, 2020|Detention, Press Release|

CAGE calls for the release of Kenyan businessman Omar Awadh Omar, cleared of terrorism charges after eight years in prison in Uganda

Johannesburg – CAGE calls for the immediate release of Omar Awadh Omar from his mysterious re-arrest in Uganda. Omar was rearrested for

CAGE Africa2018-09-14T18:28:57+00:00September 11th, 2018|CAGE Africa, Detention, Extradition, Guantanamo, Press Release, Torture|

CAGE Africa raises concerns over unjust treatment of Jamil Alilabaki in high profile Ugandan terrorism trial

Johannesburg – CAGE Africa raises renewed concerns around the kangaroo-like court proceedings surrounding the terrorism trial of Jamil Alilabaki in Uganda after

CAGE Africa2018-07-17T18:13:40+00:00July 17th, 2018|CAGE Africa, Case, Detention, Extradition, Press Release, Torture|

Any British torture inquiry must be open, objective and end in full accountability: CAGE

London - Following a demand by Ken Clarke calling for a full investigation into British complicity in torture, CAGE insists it is

CAGE Africa2018-06-12T14:25:28+00:00June 12th, 2018|Detention, Guantanamo, Press Release, Torture|