The Latest Breaking News from Torture

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 · Jan 28, 2023

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 · Jan 28, 2023

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 · Jan 27, 2023

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.

AAP · Jan 23, 2023

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 New Daily · Jan 23, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2023

‘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 Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023

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 Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023

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.

The Conversation · Jan 20, 2023

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.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023