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We were beaten throughout the day, says J&K civilian

There is growing evidence indicating torture by sprinkling salt and chilli on the wounds of rounded-up civilians, in the wake of the militants’ ambush that left four soldiers dead in the Poonch-Rajouri sector on December 21

The Hindu

Brianna Ghey case should prompt parents to monitor internet use, says detective

Detective who oversaw investigation into teenage killers calls on parents to sharpen up internet awareness skills

The Guardian - UK

CPI(M) seeks speedy probe into civilian deaths in Army custody in J&K

Mohammad Showkat, Safeer Hussain and Shabir Ahmad were subjected to severe torture that resulted in their deaths

The Hindu

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Anger in Kashmir after Indian army accused of killing civilians in custody

The families of victims say their bodies bore torture signs as anger grows against killings in Kashmir.

Al Jazeera

Row over Calcutta High Court judge’s husband being quizzed by Bengal CID

The husband of a sitting Calcutta High Court judge has alleged torture by the Criminal Investigation Department of the West Bengal Police

The Hindu

The Oral History Of The Grinch Costume & How Jim Carrey Needed CIA Torture Training To Endure It

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UK supreme court rules Guantánamo 'forever prisoner' can sue the government under English law – here's why it matters

The UK supreme court has ruled that a detainee in Guantánamo Bay can sue the UK government under English law over its alleged involvement in his detention and torture. This is the first case concerning the UK government’s liability for its participation in abuses committed by the CIA during the…

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Residents complain of harassment, custodial torture by Forest Department staff investigating leopard poaching case in the Nilgiris

Residents of Mel Thattapallam in Kotagiri allege harassment & torture by Forest Department staff investigating poaching of leopard.

The Hindu

‘It’s the time you’re meant to be with your family’: the continuing plight of Ukrainian PoWs

Families desperate for news of loved ones held by Russia know the longer they are there the harder their recovery will be

The Guardian - UK

UN anti-torture watchdog urges Australia to reduce ‘extraordinary’ number of prisoners on remand

Report also calls for spit hoods to be banned and strip searches to be limited after UN visit last year

The Guardian - AU

Kills lists, Sweeney Todd and the dark web: how torture-obsessed teens plotted Brianna Ghey’s murder

Girl who called herself a Satanist began to fantasise about killing people from as young as age 14, Tara Cobham writes

The Independent UK

Two teenagers found guilty of transgender schoolgirl Brianna Ghey's murder

The killers had a fascination for violence, torture and murder and had planned the killing for weeks

Evening Standard

UK's Supreme Court Rules In Favour Of Guantanamo Detainee

Britain's top court ruled Wednesday that a Guantanamo detainee waterboarded by the CIA can use English law in his claim against the UK government over alleged complicity in the torture.

International Business Times

Guantánamo prisoner can sue UK government, supreme court rules

Palestinian national claims British intelligence services asked CIA to put questions to him while he was being tortured in ‘black sites’

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After 50 years of global effort to abolish torture, much work remains

The world’s first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international organizations. It opened with the news that the United Nations General Assembly had passed a resolution condemning torture, along with a personal message from the U.N. secretary general.

The Independent UK

Belarus political prisoners face abuse, no medical care and isolation, former inmate says

A human rights activist imprisoned for three years in Belarus accused authorities of holding political prisoners in conditions amounting to “torture.”

The Hindu

Suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police and 13 others granted bail in Ambasamudram custodial torture case

Trial court grants bail to suspended ASP Balveer Singh & 13 others accused of removing teeth of 4 persons after arrest in different cases.

The Hindu

Officials visit rescued 5-year-old at child care home in Vijayawada

SCPCR & CWC Chairpersons visit Gannavaram child care home, rescue 5-year-old allegedly tortured by father.

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Kosovo Court Upholds Conviction Of Rebel Commander, Reduces Jail Time

The special Kosovo court in The Hague on Thursday quashed an appeal by a former rebel commander convicted for torture and murder in the tribunal's "landmark" first conviction, but reduced his sentence by four years.

The Independent UK

Man jailed for a year for filming himself torturing guinea pig

Samuel Webster, 20, of Farmington, Utah, pleaded guilty to animal torture via crushing and posting them online in October 2021

Al Jazeera

‘Like we were lesser humans’: Gaza boys, men recall Israeli arrest, torture

Rounded up by Israeli forces in Gaza City, Palestinians describe being stripped, blindfolded, numbered and tortured

The Hindu

Cases of human trafficking victims being forced to commit cybercrimes on the rise

Interpol op. unearths fraud schemes fueled by human trafficking, resulting in 281 arrests, 149 victims rescued, 360 investigations opened. Operation Storm Makers II uncovered fake investments, work-from-home offers, lottery and online gambling scams. Victims subjected to torture, sexual violence & forced labor. Traffickers targeting migrants stranded in countries due to…

Al Jazeera

Libyan militias ‘making a killing’ off kidnapping refugees for ransom

Refugee Salem Doma was tortured and held for ransom in Bani Walid, Libya, another victim of human trafficking.

AAP

Vigilante torturer could be out of jail in about a year

Two men who helped torture a man in the lead-up to his shooting murder in remote eastern Victoria have been sentenced to jail time.

France 24

Iran uses rape, torture to silence detained Mahsa Amini protesters, Amnesty says

Iranian authorities have used rape and sexual assault to punish or silence those arrested during the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests, Amnesty International said in a report released on Wednesday. Amnesty documented 45 cases of sexual violence perpetrated against men, women and children who were detained and says the actual number…

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