Follow your curiosity

What discovery has been shared with you?

FACTREE gives you something interesting to discover every day — and something worth talking about together.

Start with one fact. Explore it, go deeper, then follow whichever branch catches your imagination.

Choose subjects for a surprise

Exploring any topic

Begin your discovery

Your next discovery is one click away.

Choose one or more subjects above, or leave Any Topic selected and let curiosity decide.

Law

State Immunity and Human Rights Violations

Quick fact

In the 1999 Pinochet case, British courts ruled that a former head of state could be extradited for torture, signalling that immunity does not extend to serious international crimes.

Why this is interesting

If a foreign government tortures its citizens, can those victims sue that government in your country's courts? The answer is usually no—but sometimes, surprisingly, yes.