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Confessions made on torture beds can end up in EU courts (Photo: Christian Haugen)

UK, France and Germany use torture intel, watchdog says

Three EU countries - France, Germany and the United Kingdom - acquire foreign intelligence for security and police matters from countries that routinely use torture to obtain information, a report issued on Monday (28 June) by Human Rights Watch says.

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