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 · Oct 26, 2022
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 · Oct 25, 2022
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 Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022
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. The Times of India · Oct 24, 2022
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. Al Jazeera · Oct 24, 2022
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". ABC News · Oct 24, 2022
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. Reuters · Oct 24, 2022
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 Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
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 - UK · Oct 21, 2022
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 The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2022
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 Chronicle Live · Oct 20, 2022
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 Daily Mirror · Oct 20, 2022
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 The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022
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 Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022
Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022 Student tortured to death by Taliban as murderous group send video to his family Hahmed Sabouri was taken to a detention centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, where the Taliban tortured him for three days before shooting him in the back of the head
Los Angeles Times · Oct 18, 2022 $32 million settlement approved in child abuse death of 10-year-old LA County boy LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $32 million settlement for the siblings and father of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos, who prosecutors say died of abuse and torture at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend despite repeated warnings to social workers.
Reason · Oct 17, 2022 In Utah Senate Race, Evan McMullin Has To Reckon With an Ugly History In a campaign where much of the focus has been on Donald Trump and January 6, McMullin's CIA career deserves more interrogation.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022 Paris police launch murder inquiry after body of girl, 12, found in suitcase Two suspects appear before judge after body of Lola Daviet was found on Friday not far from her home in north-east of city
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022 ‘From my cell I could see people being tortured’: Sanaa Seif on fleeing Egypt – and fighting to free her brother Since becoming swept up in the revolution of 2011, the British-Egyptian dissident has been imprisoned three times. Now in London, she is campaigning for the release of her brother, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, one of the country’s most high-profile political prisoners
Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2022 Woman charged with murder of 12-year-old girl found stuffed in suitcase in Paris A 24-year-old woman has been charged with murder, rape and torture after allegedly slitting the throat of a French schoolgirl and placing her defiled corpse inside a suitcase.
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022 Native Americans recall torture, hatred at boarding schools Victims of abusive, government-backed Native American boarding schools are sharing their experiences as U
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 14, 2022 Canada Imposes New Iran Sanctions over Human Rights Canada imposed new sanctions on Iran on Thursday in response to the government's human rights abuses and destabilizing actions, the foreign ministry said in a statement. The new sanctions list includes three entities and 17 people including longtime Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, the ministry said. Others include Amir Hatami,…
The Conversation · Oct 14, 2022 Why is a UN torture prevention committee visiting Australia? From October 16 to 27, United Nations will pay a special visit to look at some of the hidden corners of Australian society.
Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022 Falcons’ Kyle Pitts’ return could boost the offense FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts missed his first NFL game Sunday, and that was torture.
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022 Lebanon to start sending Syrian refugees back home despite ‘risk of abuse’ Lebanon says programme is ‘voluntary’ but rights groups warn other returnees have faced arrests, detention, enforced disappearance and torture