The Latest Breaking News from Torture

Fed-up mum told to 'move now' after neighbour causes her to 'live in hell'

A mum-of-one has issued a desperate plea for advice after living for months with a neighbour who has 10 dogs. She says the noise and smell from the flat below is 'torture'.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 27, 2023

Yemeni detainees recount torture after release in prisoner swap

Prisoner swap earlier in April was one of the biggest of the war in Yemen so far, allowing detainees to finally be free.

Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2023

Mum and boyfriend who tortured son, 10, to death over five days sentenced to life term

The pair tortured the 10-year-old victim, spraying him with hot sauce, forcing them to fight one another and made the youngsters kneel for lengthy periods on concrete floors, nails or uncooked rice at the home in Lancaster, Los Angeles

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

Judges showed ‘deference’ to Home Office view of Rwanda’s pledges, court told

Rwanda was described as “a highly autocratic repressive state” that “imprisons, tortures and murders those it considers to be its opponents”.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 24, 2023

Learning-disabled and autistic people are being neglected and tortured. How much longer?

Across the UK, revelations of institutional abuse keep mounting up, yet people are still being denied basic respect, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023

Court of Appeal to hear challenge against plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

People from countries including Iran, Iraq and Syria are aiming to overturn High Court rulings made in December.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

Cairns man charged with torture, manslaughter of child

Eighteen months after a emergency crews found a 23 month old boy unresponsive in a Cairns home, a man is due in court over his death.

AAP · Apr 22, 2023

Scared of the Dark review: The psychological torture of being locked in a room with Chris Eubank is TV gold

Channel 4 might have stumbled on a winning formula with this Danny Dyer-led reality TV experiment

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Three dead women sent worrying texts before throats 'cut' in horrific beach trip murders

Denisse Reyna, 19, Yuliana Macias, 21, and Nayeli Tapia, 22 were found three days after they were reported missing with their bodies showing signs of torture.

Daily Record · Apr 18, 2023

FBI arrests guardsman who applied for job on RentAHitman.com

Josiah Garcia reportedly told undercover agent he was an excellent shot and willing to torture people and cut off fingers or ears

The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 2023