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Guantanamo detainee freed to Belize after 20 years in captivity

Majid Khan, who was tortured by the CIA before his transfer to the US military facility in Cuba, says he feels ‘reborn’.

Al Jazeera

Former Russian soldier reveals he saw Ukrainian prisoners of war tortured

Konstantin Yefremov escaped Russia after serving three months as a lieutenant in Zaporizhzhia oblast

The Guardian - UK

Jane Fonda embraces female friendship in ‘80 for Brady,’ feels conflicted about the Falcons loss

The basic plotline for the upcoming comedy film “80 for Brady,” coming to theaters this week, sounds like pure torture for any die-hard Atlanta Falcons fan: four 80-ish female Tom Brady acolytes travel to Houston to have a little fun in 2017 during that Super Bowl when the New England…

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Torture leaves Bahrain inmates with long-lasting ‘wounds’: Report

ADHRB says ‘invisible wounds’ are preventing political prisoners from resuming a normal life after arrest.

Al Jazeera

Iranian protesters sentenced to death were tortured, says Amnesty report

Two teenagers and 31-year-old man were subjected to torture including rape and beatings and denied fair trial, says group

The Guardian - UK

‘Mental torture’: six years after Grenfell, UK residents still live in fear as cladding deal falters

A government agreement with developers was meant to solve the fire safety crisis in affected buildings – but the wrangling goes on

The Guardian - UK

Torture charge over bathroom barricade

A man has been charged with torture and other offences after he was allegedly barricaded inside a bathroom with a woman for more than four hours.

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Quit delaying the anti-torture law

The long-awaited anti-torture law is set to take effect next month. However, the Royal Thai Police is requesting a delay in its enforcement, citing a lack of readiness. The government must reject this request as it is a last-ditch effort to preserve the police's often violent interrogation tactics and culture…

Bangkok Post

UN rights chief asks Venezuela to release arbitrary detainees, end torture

Venezuela should release arbitrarily detained individuals and end torture, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Saturday at the end of a trip to the country.

Reuters

Major health delays causing mental torture for Scotland's sick patients

No one should have to wait almost a year to find out if they have cancer, writes Record View.

Daily Record

Human Rights Watch urges Morocco not to extradite Saudi Shi'ite

A human rights watchdog called on Morocco on Friday not to extradite a Shi'ite Muslim to his homeland of Saudi Arabia, citing fears he could face torture and an unfair trial there.

Reuters

Yazidi women kept as slaves by IS appeal to UN to intervene in their fight for compensation

Lawyers demand support from Australia for five victims of Khaled Sharrouf in test case for international law on torture survivors

The Guardian - UK

HRW slams Chadian forces over rights violations during anti-government protests

The NGO Human Rights Watch has denounced murders, deaths in custody, enforced disappearances, and acts of torture linked to the clampdown against anti-governments demonstrations by the authorities in October.

Radio France Internationale

Yemenis Angry over Death of 2 Detainees Under Torture in Militia Prisons

The death of two Yemenis under torture in Houthi prisons sparked widespread human rights anger on Monday, amid accusations that the militias had killed 300 civilians abducted in the same way over the course of eight years. According to Yemeni human rights reports, one civilian and one military detainees died…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Brisbane man charged with assault and torture of children

A 29-year-old Brisbane is accused of torturing and assaulting three children, including a five-year-old boy, who is in a coma.

AAP

Torture charges, boy critically injured

Police have charged a man with grievous bodily harm and torture after three children were injured, one critically, southeast of Brisbane.

The New Daily

Man accused of torturing five-year-old boy

A Queensland man has been charged with 14 offences, including torture, after a five-year-old boy was found with critical injuries.

The Guardian - UK

Blind date: ‘Did we kiss? You’d need to torture me to get me to answer that’

Juliet, 74, volunteer with Extinction Rebellion, meets Dennis, 73, retired service engineer

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The Guardian - UK

‘Dirty wee torturers’: Northern Irish man tells of British army abuse during Troubles

Jim Auld, 72, was one of 14 ‘hooded men’ subjected to interrogation methods since ruled as torture

The Independent UK

A year after Kazakhstan's deadly riots, questions persist

A year after deadly rioting in Kazakhstan that was the worst unrest in the Central Asian country’s three decades of independence, human rights activists say many government promises of accountability and democratization remain unfulfilled

The Conversation

Australia's twice extended deadline for torture prevention is today, but we've missed it again

Today marks the (already twice extended) deadline for Australia to meet its international obligation to implement torture prevention bodies. The role of these bodies is to monitor treatment and conditions in places where people are deprived of their liberty, like prisons and detention centres.

ABC News

Australia misses another deadline to implement international anti-torture treaty

Australia misses another deadline to implement an international anti-torture agreement, with the country's three largest states accused of dragging their feet and bickering with the Commonwealth over funding.

Daily Record

Seething Willie Miller rips into Aberdeen 'torture' as ashen-faced Jim Goodwin admits 'we’re deeply sorry'

The club icon was left gutted after watching Jim Goodwin's side suffer travel sickness once again in their latest pasting.

Daily Mirror

From executions to torture: The dire state of human rights in Cristiano Ronaldo's new home

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make his debut in Saudi Arabia, but questions have been raised about the human rights violations committed by the regime of his new home

The Conversation

Drip, drip, drip. Why is my leaking tap keeping me awake at night?

People describe the sound of a dripping tap in the middle of the night as anything from annoying to torture. Others sleep through, seemingly oblivious.

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