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Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown challenged the veracity of a statement the Archdiocese of Baltimore posted on its website about a report by Brown’s office detailing decades of child sex abuse and torture by Catholic clergy in Maryland and the church’s coverup.

Colin Coats, 52, and Philip Wade, 52 were later jailed for her kidnap, torture and murder but her remains have never been found.

Rules for Britain’s intelligence services seem strict – but experts say they give too much room for manoeuvre

Investigatory powers commissioner has identified non-compliance by intelligence agencies and MoD

Three sisters who were suing former politician Kristina Keneally for torture have had their case thrown out.

The long read: Liam Holden went to prison for 17 years on the basis of a confession he made after being tortured by British soldiers in 1972. Now the government is making it harder for people like him to get justice

Warning: this story contains graphic descriptions of violence. Pseudonyms are used to protect the interviewees’ identities.

Once feted by Tony Blair and Madeleine Albright, Hashim Thaçi stands accused in The Hague of complicity in torture and murder

Exclusive: Ministers urged to crack down after spread of graphic cruelty clips on Facebook and other social media

There should probably be a warning to all those who choose to read the recently-released report by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office chronicling 80 years of child sexual abuse within Baltimore’s Catholic archdiocese. From the sometimes explicit descriptions of rape, torture and molestation to the cover-ups and gross negligence demonstrated…

Happy Valley star performs distressing scenes in A Little Life while lying naked on the stage – and ends up covered in blood after graphic depictions of self-harm