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Report Says 75 Documented Cases of Palestinian Women Raped in Israeli Custody Are Only 1% of What Is Actually Happening

A Palestinian women's rights group alleges widespread sexual violence against women in Israeli custody, with UN-linked reports suggesting documented cases may reflect only part of the abuse.

International Business Times UK

Woman charged over torture and neglect of young girl

A woman has been charged with torture and failing to provide the necessities of life to a child who has been in intensive care for almost three months.

AAP

Amanda Leigh Fourez Pleads Guilty to Commissioning the Graphic Genital Mutilation of Infant Monkeys in Deranged Chat Groups

Amanda Leigh Fourez of Illinois has pleaded guilty to funding and distributing animal torture videos and faces up to seven years in prison. The case highlights a broader federal crackdown on animal cruelty networks.

International Business Times UK

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Scottish man Jagtar Singh Johal in India: UN flags ‘psychological torture’ after 8 years in jail

A Scottish national detained in India for over eight years is facing “psychological torture” due to prolonged uncertainty and delayed justice, United Nations experts have said, calling for his immediate release.

The Times of India

British man detained in India enduring ‘psychological torture’, say UN experts

They are calling for Jagtar Singh Johal, 39, to be released without delay.

Evening Standard

British man detained after wedding in India enduring ‘psychological torture’, warns UN experts

The 39-year-old from Dumbarton was acquitted last year of charges alleging financial support for a terror group

The Independent UK

Sde Teiman Torture Camp Allegedly Involves Dog-Related Sexual Abuse of Palestinian Captives, Activist Claims

Human rights groups allege severe mistreatment and sexual violence against Palestinian detainees at Israel's Sde Teiman. Shaiel Ben-Ephraim calls for independent investigations.

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Paranoid cannabis user recorded torture of 93-year-old man, jury told

Prosecutors have told Northampton Crown Court that Martin Glynn was punched, kicked, stamped on and strangled in a ‘senseless attack’ by Samuel Field

The Independent UK

1000 people came to a Wisconsin protest to save tortured beagles, were met with rubber bullets and pepper spray

Horrific animal torture at facility alleged.

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UN and Rights Groups Say Rape Using Trained Dogs at Israel Detention Sites Is Systematic, Endorsed at the Highest Level

A UN-backed report alleges systematic sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli detention, including rape involving trained dogs, as part of an organised state policy. Israel denies the allegations.

International Business Times UK

‘I was tortured in a Chinese detention camp for Uyghurs. Starmer’s approval of a new embassy is a betrayal’

INTERVIEW: Exclusive: Sayragul Sauytbay, the vice president of the East Turkestan government-in-exile, says she was tortured and abused while in Chinese detention. She tells Alex Croft that the UK has chosen to sweep China’s human rights record under the rug

The Independent UK

Euphoria season three review – grubby, desperate and absolutely not worth the wait

What a relief that this is the end for Sam Levison’s grim drama. A show which was once blackly funny is now humourless torture porn

The Guardian - UK

Nancy Guthrie Missing for 69 Days: Ex-FBI Agent Warns 'Ransom Note' Meant to 'Torture' Family

The Nancy Guthrie case takes a disturbing turn with threatening messages and Bitcoin ransom demands, as authorities and former FBI officials provide insights into the psychological tactics used by kidnappers.

International Business Times UK

Chile’s far-right government rips up plan for memorial at Pinochet torture site

New administration reverses expropriation of property founded by ex-Nazi Paul Schäfer, leaving victims in limbo

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Syrian accused of wartime torture for al-Assad denies charges in Netherlands court

The trial is based on universal jurisdiction, a legal principle that allows suspects to be prosecuted for international offenses such as war crimes even if they are committed in another country.

The Independent UK

Trial of Syrian man accused of torture during Syria's civil war begins in the Netherlands

A Syrian man accused of crimes against humanity has denied charges of torture and sexual violence in a trial in the Netherlands

The Guardian - AU

After 15 years, I’m leaving Trump’s America and coming home to Australia. It feels like an escape

I no longer wish to live in a country where performative cruelty has become the guiding principle of government

The Independent UK

India sentences nine police officers to death over Covid lockdown killings

Trial judge says policemen tortured father and son in custody ‘with the intention of killing’

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The Independent UK

Two Iranian dissidents facing imminent execution after ‘grossly unfair’ trial, human rights group warn

Amnesty said the men were convicted in a ‘grossly unfair torture-tainted’ trial

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone is thinking about oil prices’: is Iran using the war to hide a surge in executions?

Regime has long used the death penalty to suppress dissent but now appears to be withholding information on the killing of hundreds of prisoners, say rights groups

Latin Times

Case in Killing of Mexican Presidential Candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio Reopened After Convicted Killer Mario Aburto Torture Allegations

A federal court in Mexico has ordered the reopening of the case of Mario Aburto Martínez, the man convicted of assassinating presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio. The ruling mandates a reset of key legal proceedings and a renewed examination of Aburto's longstanding claims that he was tortured into confessing to…

Latin Times

Democratic Sens. Launch Investigation Over Torture Allegations At Alligator Alcatraz: 'Confinement In Small Cage-Like Structure'

Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into allegations of torture at the detention facility center in Florida known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

The Independent UK

Gaza toddler returned to family with alleged torture wounds on legs after Israeli detention

A doctor told the child’s family that his injuries were consistent with ‘signs of torture and cigarette burns’, reports say

Cinemablend

IT Filmmakers Barbara And Andy Muschietti Are Known For A Certain Horror Style. Why They Won't Dive Into 'Torture Porn'

The horror producers talk gore.

The Guardian - US

Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison

Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility

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