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General Efrain Rios Montt appears in court over killing of almost 1,800 indigenous people during country's civil war.
Americas Last Modified: 20 Mar 2013 09:34 GMT
Outgoing US defence secretary Panetta says information on bin Laden could have been got without use of harsh techniques.
Americas Last Modified: 04 Feb 2013 09:26 GMT
Ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt on trial for the killings of more than 1,750 indigenous people during his 1982-83 rule.
Americas Last Modified: 29 Jan 2013 00:19 GMT
The Oscar-nominated film Zero Dark Thirty is misleading at best when it comes to the use of torture.
Opinion Last Modified: 12 Jan 2013 13:23 GMT
Techniques that the US hanged men for at Nuremburg and in post-war Japan are now employed and declared lawful.
Opinion Last Modified: 23 Sep 2012 12:35 GMT
The modern US urge to torture did not begin on September 12, 2001, but can be traced back to the Cold War.
Opinion Last Modified: 17 Aug 2012 13:12 GMT
The Obama administration aggressively prosecutes whistleblowers, but turns a blind eye to politically beneficial leaks.
Opinion Last Modified: 20 Jun 2012 17:20 GMT
Rodriguez says practices such as waterboarding "justified" in US jails overseas.
Americas Last Modified: 28 Apr 2012 17:52 GMT
Zapatero names new foreign minister and deputy while scrapping two ministries in attempt to boost popularity ratings.
Europe Last Modified: 20 Oct 2010 16:12 GMT
Party that ruled for 71 years hopes to capitalise on frustration with drug gang violence.
Americas Last Modified: 04 Jul 2010 15:10 GMT
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