The Latest Breaking News from Torture

My brother stole a mobile phone - 14 years on he’s facing prison again with no release date

Exclusive: Thomas White is being sent back to prison indefinitely after nine months in secure hospital

The Independent UK · Jul 26

Youngest son tortured, humiliated elderly father and forced him out of ancestral home; Odisha High Court orders son to vacate property on this ground

Old father evicts youngest son from his ancestral village home as son tortured and humiliated him, wins case on this ground in Orissa High Court. ​The Orissa High Court said that the primary object of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, is to give social…

The Economic Times · Jul 26

Police say a Miami rapper’s songs about bank fraud led investigators to his home, where they allegedly found a live baby goat marked for slaughter

He was also allegedly engaged in animal torture.

We Got This Covered · Jul 25

Beijing asks Thailand to extradite Chinese journalist

BEIJING - China has asked Thailand to promptly extradite a Chinese journalist ​who rights groups say could face political persecution ‌and torture back home because of his investigations into corruption in China.

Bangkok Post · Jul 16

‘They want to break our will’: Gaza flotilla activist tells of rape in Israeli detention

Anna Liedtke files criminal complaint in Israel over alleged attack by female guards and says abuse was intended to silence campaigners

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

Federal Judge Awards $314 Million to Three Americans Allegedly Tortured in Venezuela by Maduro Regime. But Will They Ever Collect?

A federal judge in Miami has awarded $314 million in damages to three Americans who were imprisoned and allegedly tortured in Venezuela, ruling that they were victims of what the court described as a "criminal enterprise" led by former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The judgment is the largest of its…

Latin Times · Jul 15

An Adivasi struggle, a false case, and brutal torture: The story of KK Surendran

After more than two decades of legal battles, KK Surendran, a victim of custodial torture in Muthanga of Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, has received a court verdict ordering the Kerala government to pay him Rs 12.5 lakh in compensation.

Newslaundry · Jul 15

Three Americans awarded $314M over alleged torture by Maduro government

The case is the largest judgment to date amid a slew of lawsuits filed by Americans imprisoned in Venezuela

The Independent UK · Jul 14

In Israel’s prisons, torture and death have become a norm that it barely tries to hide

The suffering of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya is no isolated case. The abuse of Palestinian detainees is happening in plain sight, yet nothing changes, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13

'Scrap It and Start All Over': Ex-Bush and Obama Officials Say the War on Terror's Powers Have Gone Too Far

In a rare display of candor, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and former Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson reflected on torture, Guantanamo Bay, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Reason · Jul 9