torture
Tickle Fetishists Tell Us What Makes Them Tick
Ahead of the HBO release of 'Tickled', a look inside a misunderstood community.
Lawyers Talk About the Cases They Can't Forget
Frédéric Berna once had to defend a man accused of killing his baby, sexually assaulting his daughter and fatally hitting his girlfriend with a flashlight, before raping her corpse.
Photographs That Make Torture Beautiful and Disturbing
We caught up with the ever-provocative artist Andres Serrano to talk about his intense new exhibition, power, and stating the obvious.
I Tried to Work as a Journalist in Iran and All I Got Was Paranoia
I guess that's what you get when you try to investigate separatist movements on a tourist visa.
Wall Street Bros Love Cock and Ball Torture, According to This Professional Dominatrix
A dominatrix sits down in our chair wearing a creepy mask to share the torturous techniques she uses with her high-powered clients.
France's Censorship Board Said 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Is OK for 12-Year-Olds
Ratings board president Jean-Francois Mary said it's "a romance, you could even say schmaltzy."
Let's Talk About Binding Books with Human Skin
For centuries, the practice of making books out of human skin was disturbingly common.
A Brief History of the US Experimenting on Humans
The trouble with talking about America's human experiments is that you sound like a conspiracy-spouting whackjob. So here are some officially-documented ones the US have carried out.
The Psychology of Torture
We talked to Stephen Soldz, founder of the Coalition for an Ethical Psychology, about the dark theories behind the CIA's enhanced interrogation tactics.
An Illustrated A to Z of Torture
Earlier this week, a report was released that detailed all of the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" (torture) techniques. The tactics in this comic were used by the agency at black sites around the world.
Guantanamo: Black Out Bay
We spoke to a former detainee and guard to find out what life's like at Gitmo.
I Was Tortured in Sri Lanka for Harbouring Tamils
The Sri Lankan government has been accused of human rights abuses; we spoke to one of the alleged victims.