Convention Against Torture
Coverage of Convention Against Torture in the Nexus archive.
- From Sky Harbor to Bangui: How a Turkish man with U.S. torture protections ended up deported
Yagiz Doruk Hallac, a Turkish national granted U.S. torture protections due to his Alevi faith, was detained by ICE and deported to the Central African Republic despite his legal protections. An internal ICE policy change enabled expedited third-country removals, bypassing due process for migrants with CAT designations.
- Congo takes Rwanda back to UN court over decades of bloodshed
The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of orchestrating decades of violence in eastern Congo, including killings and persecution, and is seeking accountability at the UN's International Court of Justice. The case alleges Rwanda violated human rights treaties by exploiting the 1994 Rwandan genocide as a pretext for cross-border operations targeting Hutu refugees and Congolese civilians.