Rapist and torturer cries 'no one will help me' in jail A man who received seven life sentences for raping and torturing a woman for three weeks has claimed he was "forced" into pleading guilty to some offences. AAP · Nov 27, 2023
"8 din ka massive torture": Bhumi Pednekar updates about her health condition Bollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar has shared a selfie from the hospital. Bhumi has just recovered from dengue. The Times of India · Nov 23, 2023
Teens spared jail for filming videos of manslaughter Two teenage girls joined in the torture and assaults that led to a man falling to his death while trying to escape and later posted the footage on social media. AAP · Nov 22, 2023
Ronnie O'Sullivan, the Edge of Everything review: Gripping yet worrying glimpse inside a tortured mind A new documentary follows snooker's greatest-ever player during the 2022 season Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2023
Man attempts to murder his wife in police station in Hassan The couple has been married for six years. Shilpa had complained to the Women Police Station of torture by her husband. The police had called him for questioning. The Hindu · Nov 20, 2023
The top UN court has ordered Syria to do all it can to prevent torture The United Nations’ top court has ordered the Syrian government to “take all measures within its powers” to prevent torture The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023
Chicago city lawyers want a federal judge to recuse himself from hearing a police torture suit linked to Jon Burge Former civil rights lawyer Jeffrey Cummings, appointed a federal judge this year, once signed off on reports condemning an investigation into accusations of torture by Burge and his so-called “midnight crew.” Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2023
Custodial torture | Tamil Nadu accords sanction to prosecute IPS officer Tamil Nadu govt. sanctions prosecution of IPS officer Balveer Singh for alleged custodial torture in Ambasamudram sub-division. CB-CID completed investigation into four cases. Evidence incl. medical & forensic reports, CCTV footage, & witnesses. CM ordered suspension of officer. The Hindu · Nov 10, 2023
‘We are powerless’: Indian villagers live in fear of torture in fight against bauxite mine Adivasis in Banteji say they also face arrests, violence and harassment by police and company officials The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023
Custodial torture, surveillance: How Telangana cops breached rights for ‘law and order’ Telangana was ranked third among 18 states in the India Justice Report 2022, which analyses data on police, prison, judiciary and legal aid. It also had the “best policing score” as per the report. But the policing system in the state has been widely criticised for use of custodial torture… Newslaundry · Nov 9, 2023
Prison Officers Used A Spit Hood On An Aboriginal Teenager In Act Of ‘Psychological Torture’ Spit hoods pose significant risks of injury and death. Pedestrian.tv · Nov 9, 2023
Uyghur film-maker claims he was tortured by authorities in China Ikram Nurmehmet, a director known for his Uyghur protagonists, is facing charges related to ‘separatism’ and ‘terrorism’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023
Three images that show wartime photographs can have greater impact than the written word This article contains images that some may finding distressing, including of torture. The Conversation · Nov 8, 2023
Gunman who killed Ashley Dale tells court he has had year of ‘torture’ Environmental health worker Ashley Dale was shot with a Skorpion machine pistol in Old Swan, Liverpool, at about 12.30am on August 21 last year. The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2023 ‘Dehumanising’: Aboriginal teen subjected to spit hood at Victorian prison Exclusive: Now 18-year-old, who remains in detention, says the treatment was ‘like psychological torture’
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023 OPINION - Britain is no liberal democracy if it bans the march for Palestine on Armistice Day Here is the difference: in March 2019, as peaceful protesters in Gaza took to the streets to demonstrate against deteriorating economic conditions, Hamas responded with vicious beatings, arbitrary arrests and torture. This is how the Islamist regime routinely deals with dissidence.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023 Senior lawyers criticise handling of case of Sikh activist held in India Peers express fears that Jagtar Singh Johal will not receive ‘due process’ in India amid torture claims
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023 Afghan commando who served with British tortured by Taliban for 13 days after being abandoned by UK Rejected the help he was promised by the UK, Rahmatullah describes how he was kidnapped, subjected to water torture and beaten for 13 days by the Taliban
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023 Murdered, tortured or in hiding from the Taliban: The special forces abandoned by Britain A major joint investigation has uncovered shocking evidence that Afghan soldiers who were trained, paid and worked ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with UK forces have been denied relocation to Britain and left to face torture and death
Al Jazeera · Nov 1, 2023 Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’ New research linking alleged violations to soldiers and commanders suggests actions are institutionalised.
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023 Sentencing postponed for Mississippi police officers who tortured 2 Black men A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of federal charges for torturing two Black men in January
Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2023 OPINION - A first FGM conviction is great, but we must fight on to end this torture entirely Last week a woman was found guilty of taking a three-year-old British child to Kenya for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor was convicted at the Old Bailey of assisting a non-UK person to carry out the procedure overseas 17 years ago. This landmark conviction, the first of its kind…
The Hindu · Oct 31, 2023 Teacher at tuition centre booked for beating Class VI student Kollam East police register case against tuition teacher for beating Class VI student for not completing homework. Minister for Health, Women and Child Development Veena George orders officials to visit child. Protest marches held by students organisations. Teacher Riyas absconding. CWC providing counselling and legal steps initiated against teacher. Many…
Pedestrian.tv · Oct 30, 2023 Court Rules That Name Of Channel Seven Star Accused Of Child Sex Offences Will Remain Hidden The 52-year-old woman is facing multiple charges for the alleged indecent treatment of children under 16, multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, torture and assaults.
AAP · Oct 30, 2023 Court blocks name of TV personality facing sex charges A TV personality charged with multiple counts of indecent treatment of children, rape, sexual assault, torture and assaults cannot be identified.