The Latest Breaking News from Torture

Sources are understood to be "particularly concerned" about filtration camps amid reports of torture and murder, with a report by Human Rights Watch highlighting sickening treatment of people in Donetsk

Prosecutors in Peru have opened an investigation into the death of a Peruvian transgender man who died this month after being detained on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali

The long-awaited report from the UN's human rights office calls for an urgent international response over allegations of torture and other rights violations in Beijing's campaign to root out terrorism.

A Yemeni human rights organization documented the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ torture of more than 17,000 prisoners since their coup in Yemen in September 2014. In a report marking International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Yemeni Organization for Prisoners and Abductees said the Houthis tortured to death 178…

WARNING: UPSETTING CONTENT A video of a group of thugs torturing a bear cub in Mexico has gone viral as police were seen laughing - Mexico's Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection says it is investigating

Since last August, about 2,500 Afghans have resettled in Illinois. Many face huge hurdles in finding jobs, difficulty resolving their immigration status and uncertainty that some fear will have a long-term impact on their health.

E. Henveih Phom died in Sivasagar district’s Gelekey allegedly due to torture by the police on August 21.

A church member has been charged with the rape and torture of teenage boys in Queensland, with police to allege the man abused his position within the parish.

From labour exploitation to torturous conditions in confinement, the rights of foreign workers facing the death penalty in Bahrain are often neglected.