Farhan Warfaa

Somali man wears blue shirt and brown wrap with cream cap and holds a cane.

Somali torture victim will face his abuser after 31 years — in US court

April 26, 2019Conflict & Justice

Farhan Warfaa was just 17 when he was detained and tortured by a former Somali army chief. Decades later, he finally gets his day in court — in the United States, just as the Supreme Court begins to close the door on cases like these.

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