torture
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"No person should be returned to a place where they face persecution, torture or serious threats to their dignity and safety," said Oliver Barker-Vormawor, senior partner at Ghanaian law firm Merton & Everett LLP.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
As it stands, the predictor has them playing Mexico on Tuesday - a shot at redemption or another trip to a torture chamber?
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
The young man was part of a loose network called the Zizians: self-proclaimed rationalists who believe a misaligned AI superintelligence could one day torture humanity the way factory farms torture animals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
In 2019, a judge ordered Rivera Ortega's removal from the US to El Salvador, but in the same court order, granted her a protection known as withholding of removal under the convention against torture.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Braced for cobwebs and torture devices, Kendra was relieved to find that the attic was a cheerful playroom.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Vocabulary lists containing torture
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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