british army did not use torture in northern ireland, court rules /

European human rights court declines to alter 1978 judgment on treatment of ‘hooded men’The European court of human rights has rejected a request from the Irish government that it brand the maltreatment of 14 detainees as torture by the British state at the start of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The court ruled its original 1978 judgment that Britain was guilty of inhuman and degrading treatment in the case – but not torture – still stands. Continue reading...

Source: guardian.co.uk