The Netherlands and Canada are bringing the Assad regime to the U.N.'s highest court over allegations of torture and human rights violations against its people since 2011.

Attention has turned toward the UAE following the death of Lebanese citizen Ghazi Ezzeldin under torture on May 4, 2023. He was detained by the authorities in Abu Dhabi on March 22 of the same year.

The recent crisis involving the torture and murder of a doctor in pretrial detention at the Medical Syndicate in Dakahlia exposed the direct involvement of state security in these syndicates.

Every security violation committed by the Crown Prince was often behind the orders of Abdulaziz bin Saud, whose calm and appearance did not match his violent commands.

Over the years, the CIA used waterboarding and other forms of torture in its secret prisons abroad after the September 11, 2001 attacks, while a new testimony revealed new horrible ways of torturing the prisoners.