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How the Bahrain judicial system fails its migrant workers

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

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Andhra Pradesh: TDP alleges custodial torture of party sympathisers

It urges NHRC to intervene and ensure justice to the ‘victims’

The Hindu

Sick Amateur Bullfighting Festival Where Young Bulls Are Tortured To Death

Some of the terrified beasts can be seen roaring in agony as swords and spikes dangle from their backs.

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Notorious murderer, rapist Jamie Curtis breaches parole a month after getting monitoring anklet removed

A man who raped and tortured a young woman is back in custody after breaching his parole a month after he successfully applied to have his electronic monitoring anklet removed.

ABC News

Resident's fury at 'lethal' and 'horrifying' flats saying 'it's just torture'

Up to 80 people living in flats in Brighton have hit out at their management company and demanded better service after a series of issues have blighted their living conditions

Daily Mirror

Iran Exiles Sue President Raisi in US Ahead of UN Meet

An exile group announced a New York lawsuit against Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Thursday, challenging US authorities to take action against him as he is expected to arrive next month for the UN General Assembly. The National Council of Resistance of Iran said the suit accused Raisi of torture and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dad who tortured stepson jailed for life after boy is rescued by waitress who slipped him secret note

Flaviane Carvalho wrote out a note asking 'do you need help? Ok' and showed it to the boy behind the back of his parents

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Man jailed for life over torture of boy rescued by waitress who slipped him secret note

Timothy Lee Wilson has been handed multiple life sentences for torturing his 11-year-old stepson after he was caught by a quick-thinking waitress at the Mrs Potato restaurant

Daily Mirror

Senate's anti-torture bill gets nod

A Senate-drafted bill criminalising torture and forced disappearances was approved by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Jacob Blake's uncle alleges Wisconsin deputies tortured him

An uncle of Jacob Blake filed a federal lawsuit alleging sheriff’s deputies in Wisconsin unjustly arrested and tortured him during a protest over the 2020 Kenosha police shooting of his nephew

The Independent UK

Judge rules Mexico's ex-attorney general to go to trial

A judge has ruled that Mexico’s former attorney general who oversaw the original investigation into the 2014 disappearances of 43 students from a radical teachers college will go to trial on charges of forced disappearance, torture and official misconduct

The Independent UK

Nearly 50,000 people held in solitary confinement in US, report says

Study says between 41,000 and 48,000 prisoners subjected to ‘restrictive housing’, which UN considers a form of torture

The Guardian - US

Brit 'tortured' and facing death sentence in India 'after tip-off from UK intelligence'

Mr Johal is a Sikh activist and blogger but Indian authorities suspect he is a member of the Khalistan Liberation Force, a banned terrorist organisation and accuse him of funding assassinations

Daily Mirror

Man faces Queensland court after the alleged murder and torture of his 5-year-old son

The boy died in Yarrabah, near Cairns, after allegedly suffering ‘catastrophic injuries’, police say

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MI5 accused off tip-off which saw Scots groom abducted and tortured in India

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was in Punjab in northern India for his wedding in 2017 when his family say he was arrested and bundled into an unmarked car.

Reuters

Kenyan group sues UK government over what it calls colonial-era land theft

A group of Kenyans filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday over what it said was colonial-era land theft, torture and mistreatment.

The National (Scotland)

The Scot who was snatched off the street, tortured and detained without trial

THE nightmare for Jagtar Singh Johal and his family began shortly after celebrating his wedding in Punjab.

Daily Record

British spies accused of supplying information that led to abduction and torture of Scot

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was in Punjab in northern India for his wedding in 2017, when his family say he was arrested and bundled into an unmarked car.

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Boris Johnson slammed for response to Jagtar Singh Johal detention

A HUMAN rights group and an SNP MP have both slammed Boris Johnson for his response to the detainment and torture of Jagtar Singh Johal.

The Guardian - UK

British Sikh activist ‘tortured in India after tip-off from UK intelligence’

Lawyers for Jagtar Singh Johal say he was given electric shocks after unlawful arrest in Punjab in 2017

The National (Scotland)

Spy agencies accused of tip-off which led to torture of Scot in India

UK intelligence agencies have been accused of tipping off Indian authorities about a Scottish man prior to his abduction and alleged torture by…

The Guardian - UK

Arrests and TV confessions as Iran cracks down on women’s ‘improper’ clothing

Protests follow appearance of ‘tortured’ writer on state television, while human rights group warn forced confessions on the rise as hijab laws hardened

ABC News

Man charged with murder and torture over the death of 5yo boy in Far North Queensland

The boy was taken to Yarrabah Hospital on August 16 with life-threatening injuries then flown to Townsville for treatment, but died yesterday.

Reuters

Ukrainian soldiers accuse Russians of abuses in captivity

Three Ukrainian soldiers who say they were wounded and taken prisoner by Russia after one of the war's biggest battles and later released, on Monday accused their captors of torture and psychological pressure.

The Hindu

Custodial torture: CB arrests 2 police officers

Their arrests recorded after a month-long probe

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