The Latest Breaking News from Torture

Electric cables, hammers and guns: Ukrainians tell of Russian torture

As prosecutors prepare war crimes case, victims reveal how they were beaten and made to dig own graves in Balakliia

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023

Mother-in-law living through ‘torture’ in Gaza, First Minister Humza Yousaf says

The First Minister urged the UK Government to demand the Rafah border crossing be opened.

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

Ranchi resident celebrates daughter’s return from in-law’s house after she decides to divorce her husband

Patna Prem Gupta, a Ranchi resident, sets example by bringing his daughter back from her in-laws' house after she was allegedly tortured. He celebrated her return with music, fireworks, and respect. He urges all mothers to check on their daughters' wellbeing after marriage.

The Hindu · Oct 22, 2023

Mississippi sheriff aims to avoid liability from federal lawsuit over torture of Black men

The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

UN torture expert accuses private firms of making ever more cruel instruments

Special rapporteur Alice Edwards presents UN general assembly with list of 20 items she wants to see banned

The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023

Policeman ‘tortured’ by his failure to log M9 crash call, inquiry hears

John Yuill and Lamara Bell died following the crash near Stirling in July 2015.

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

Canada and the Netherlands take Syria to top UN court. They accuse Damascus of widespread torture

The Netherlands and Canada are taking Syria's government to the United Nations’ highest court, accusing Damascus of massive human rights violations against its own people

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

Why Qatar GP was "hell", "torture" for F1 drivers

Drivers are super fit athletes, and thus the state of some of them when they met the media having walked straight from parc ferme told its own story.

Motorsport · Oct 9, 2023

‘Great American hero’ Dianne Feinstein honoured by Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi at San Francisco memorial

Late Senator was remembered for her leadership in California, her fight against torture, and boundary-breaking career as woman in politics

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

Prison accused of putting people in solitary confinement based on secret evidence

‘This is torture in its highest form, and it must end now,’ said one inmate

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023