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Bahraini death row prisoner pleads with pope to aid his release

Exclusive: Mohammed Ramadhan, who alleges he was tortured into confessing to deadly bombing, urges pontiff to act on visit to Gulf state

The Guardian - UK

Inside the grim chambers where hundreds of Ukrainians were held captive by Russian soldiers

In the wake of Russia's retreat from eastern Ukraine, survivors are sharing their stories and the horrors of life under occupation are being revealed.

ABC News

Paris court to deliver verdict in trial of Liberian ex-rebel

A Paris court will deliver a verdict in the trial of a former Liberian rebel on charges of torture, acts of barbarism and complicity in crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war

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Inside Antonio Conte's night of torture as Tottenham claim Champions League last 16 spot

Tottenham's second-half comeback ensured they progressed into the knockout stages of the Champions League with Antonio Conte forced to watch the drama from the stands

Daily Mirror

ICC prosecutor seeks to resume Venezuela investigation

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is seeking to reopen his investigation into allegations of torture and extrajudicial killings committed by Venezuelan security forces under President Nicolás Maduro

The Independent UK

OHCHR hails push to end abductions

The UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) has praised the enactment of Thailand's Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, 2022, but noted that more could've been done to meet international standards.

Bangkok Post

The Bristol 3D print shop that helped to halt Rwanda deportations

"I like to think that we had a small part to play in their downfall."

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Halloween is bad enough, so why torture ourselves with scary films?

The best horror movies thrill us with fear and pity – just the catharsis Aristotle looked for in tragedy

The Guardian - UK

Scottish MP voices 'outrage' over UK taxpayers funding foreign torture

A SCOTTISH MP has spoken of his horror at how Britain is paying £1.8 million a year to fund policing institutions in Bahrain where prisoners are…

The National (Scotland)

Lynda Spence murder cops offered fresh information on where killer buried body of tragic businesswoman

Officers investigating Lynda Spence's murder have been tipped off about where torture killer Colin Coats buried her.

Daily Record

Why has a UN torture prevention subcommittee suspended its visit to Australia?

This week, a United Nations torture prevention subcommittee delegation suspended its visit to Australia. The delegation arrived on October 16 and was due to end its visit on October 27, but suspended the visit prematurely on Sunday October 23.

The Conversation

Troubles ‘legacy’ bill risks breaching human rights law, UK warned

Effective amnesty for those accused of killing or maiming people may not comply with ECHR, says committee

The Guardian - UK

Man who exposed brutal jail sexual torture accuses Putin of seeking to assassinate him

Vladimir Osechkin has in recent years exposed a series of abuses in Putin's law enforcement machine. These include the barbaric use of torture and sexual violence in jails

Daily Mirror

Inside notorious and deadly Iran prison as prisoner shares 12-hour interrogations

Anoosheh Ashoori was sentenced to spent time at Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, in August 2017 where he spent nearly five years - he returned to the UK in March of this year

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The Times of India

UP pharmacy owner dies in custody of Haryana Police; family alleges torture

BIJNOR(UP): The family of a pharmacy owner who died while in the Haryana Police custody has alleged that excessive torture and harassment led to his death.

Al Jazeera

UN ends Australia anti-torture mission after inspectors barred

The UN says Australia was in ‘clear breach’ of its obligations under a UN protocol on torture.

ABC News

UN torture prevention body suspends Australia trip citing 'clear breach' of OPCAT obligations

The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture said it had no option but to suspend its visit, saying lack of access to detention facilities in NSW was "a clear breach by Australia of its obligations".

Reuters

Australian state premier justifies blocking U.N. team from prisons

The premier of Australia's biggest state justified on Monday blocking a U.N. torture prevention panel from visiting prisons, saying the state maintained high standards at its jails and Australia was a sovereign country.

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The Independent UK

Airline hired by UK to remove refugees to Rwanda pulls out of scheme

Charter airline Privilege Style won’t fly to Rwanda after bowing to public pressure

The Guardian - UK

Airline hired for UK’s Rwanda deportations pulls out of scheme

Exclusive: Privilege Style causes problem for Home Office as it bows to pressure from campaigners

The Guardian - AU

Malcolm Turnbull warns NSW and Queensland of ‘company they’re keeping’ by blocking UN prison inspectors

Former prime minister disappointed by states’ decisions to not allow full access to UN subcommittee on prevention of torture

Chronicle Live

Staff working with refugees accused of 'wanting to just clock off' after damning Newcastle hotel probe

A council investigation recently uncovered shocking living conditions for asylum seekers in Newcastle hotels, which it is claimed reminded torture victims of being in prison

Daily Mirror

Horrific UN report details how Russian troops use 'rape as a weapon of war' in Ukraine

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The commission reported how Russian soldiers have raided homes of innocent civilians and subjected them to vile sexual torture and abuse

The Guardian - AU

NSW using prisoners as political pawns, critics say, after state refuses to let UN inspectors into detention facility

Queensland also revealed to be restricting access to mental health wards, despite Australia’s ratification of UN torture protocol

Daily Mirror

Mass grave filled with 11 torture victims who were murdered by Nazis discovered

June marked 81 years since 340 Jews were killed by Nazis in the Jedwabne pogrom during World War 2, in the same town where the remains were found in north-east Poland

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