For America and the United Kingdom, staying in Iraq without an exit date would be illegal. Phil Shiner explains why.

Philip Zimbardo’s analysis of how, psychologically, we permit torture is spot-on, says Phil Shiner. But how did we allow it politically?

Political leaders as much as military bosses need to face up to our brutal detention policy in Iraq, writes Phil Shiner.

Politicians can no longer hide from the shameful truth behind Iraqi civilian deaths in British custody

The evidence of British abuse and killing of Iraqi civilians is part of an iceberg of disgrace which demands a public inquiry.