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Allegations of torture by Myanmar's military regime revealed in new Amnesty International report

A new report on torture carried out by Myanmar's military regime describes people being hit and kicked, tasered or touched with electrical wires, and subjected to gender-based violence.

ABC News

Ireland AM star opens up about 'mental torture' of bullying hell at school for being gay

“I left school because of homophobia – I’ve had more jobs than I’ve had hot dinners. There was a bit of pushing and shoving, I wasn’t left for dead but can you imagine five and a half years of the mental torture.”

Dublin Live

US judge orders Libya strongman to compensate victims' families

Washington (AFP) - A US judge Friday ordered the military chief of eastern Libya, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, to compensate Libyan plaintiffs who allege he ordered the torture and extrajudicial killings of their family members.

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Suspected custodial torture and death: CB squad to question four suspended cops again

They will soon be served notices to appear before investigation team

The Hindu

Egypt prosecutors deny prominent jailed activist faced harm

Egypt’s prosecutors are refuting allegations of torture and ill-treatment against one of the country's most prominent jailed activists

The Independent UK

Myanmar: death penalty the latest tactic for military junta's murderous regime

Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s death penalty moratorium has been a myth. The junta has routinely targeted civilians for extra-judicial killing, including using army snipers to callously pick off peaceful protesters. There have been killings of prisoners too, with many of the dead reportedly exhibiting signs of torture on their…

The Conversation

Real-life 'Dracula' who bathed in victims' blood was world's worst female serial killer

Elizabeth 'Countess Blood' Bathory is believed to have murdered 650 young female victims over 20 years - carrying out sadistic acts of mutilation and torture in the process

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Woman who survived 'torture' at hands of former garda speaks out against those who stood by him

"While trying to destroy my life, he actually destroyed his own. He tried to lie and come after a member of my family with false evidence.”

Irish Mirror

Suspected custodial torture in Vadakara: Crime Branch squad begins probe

Role of officers accused of manhandling Sajeevan to be examined

The Hindu

Russian soldiers who refuse to fight are 'being held captive in torture pits'

Russian contracted soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine are allegedly being held in custody in Luhansk in horrendous conditions after commanders reneged on a leave agreement

Daily Mirror

Attorney general Suella Braverman contradicted by own department on legality of Rwanda deportations

Braverman had wanted to ‘eliminate’ protections against torture, using the policy as a pretext

The Independent UK

The tragic tale of the teenager tortured then murdered by his mum and her partner

Agnieska Kalinowska and Andrezj Latoszewski have been found guilty of murdering Sebastian Kalinowski

Manchester Evening News

Suspected custodial torture: judicious move by police averts clashes in politically sensitive Vadakara

Three police officers suspended in quick action

The Hindu

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Russian foreign minister signals plans to annex Ukrainian territory; Ukrainian teen tells of Russian torture rooms; Kyiv and Moscow agree to restart grain exports

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The Independent UK

Couple guilty of murdering boy after ‘utterly horrific and prolonged’ torture

Sebastian Kalinowski, 15, died after weeks of abuse at the hands of his mother, Agnieszka Kalinowska, and her long-term partner, Andrzej Latoszewski

The Independent UK

Mother and boyfriend guilty of murdering boy after ‘campaign of abuse and torture’

Sebastian Kalinowski, 15, died of an infection caused by ‘untreated complications of multiple rib fractures’ following weeks of cruel assaults

The Independent UK

Mother and partner guilty of murdering son who died after weeks of torture

Sebastian Kalinowski died of an infection caused by ‘untreated complications of multiple rib fractures’.

The Hindu

Suspected custodial torture and death: DYFI workers take out march to Vadakara police station

The protesters held police responsible for the death of 42-year old Sajeevan Kalleri

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The Hindu

Suspected custodial torture and death: Investigation on against Vadakara police

Sajeevan Kalleri, a Vadakara native, was allegedly beaten up by the Vadakara police and succumbed to injuries on the way to a nearby hospital

The Guardian - UK

Taliban presiding over extensive rights abuses in Afghanistan, says UN

Allegations include 160 killings of ex-government officials and security forces, torture and punishments

The Conversation

3 types of denial that allow Australians to feel OK about how we treat refugees

As one of its first acts in government, the newly elected Labor government turned back a boat of Sri Lankan asylum seekers trying to enter Australia.

The Guardian - UK

Treatment of UK prisoners during Covid meets UN definition of torture

Analysis: Report finds 85% of inmates were locked up for 23 hours a day, with sadly predictable results. It cannot be ignored

Reuters

UN report highlights hundreds of rights violations in Afghanistan

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Wednesday that the ruling Taliban were responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrests, and inhumane punishments in the 10 months since they seized power.

Daily Mirror

Inside 'torture prison' where guard dogs are trained to bite inmates' genitals

Turkey has a dark past when it comes to the treatment of prisoners. A 'torture prison' has seen reports of a dog being trained to bite the genitals of prisoners

AFP

UN records hundreds of killings and rights violations by Taliban

Kabul (AFP) - The Taliban have carried out hundreds of human rights violations in Afghanistan since seizing power last year, the United Nations said Wednesday, including extrajudicial killings and torture.

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