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Rape used ‘systematically’ during Lebanon’s civil war, report finds

Levels of torture and sexual violence used by combatants against women and girls during the 15-year conflict shocked investigators

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022

Suicidal asylum seeker facing deportation to Rwanda told to get haircut or learn instrument

Man in his 40s is the victim of torture and suffers from PTSD, but officials at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre have been accused of dismissing his ‘deteriorating’ mental health

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Thai police sentenced to life for killing drug suspect

A former Thai police colonel nicknamed “Jo Ferrari” for his extravagant collection of luxury cars has been sentenced with five subordinates to life in prison for the torture and killing of a drug suspect from whom they were trying to extort money

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Disappearances bill nears final vote

A recent seminar on May 24 hosted by the Ministry of Justice together with international organisations highlighted various stepping stones in the struggle against torture and enforced disappearances in Thailand. There was detailed discussion of the draft national law on the issue. There was also analysis of Thailand's most recent…

Bangkok Post · Jun 5, 2022

'I survived a labour detention camp where prisoners had their organs harvested'

Annie Yang, 56, was detained in three different camps between March 2005 and September 2006 in China before fleeing to the UK - she has shared her harrowing experience of psychological torture

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2022

UK officials in line for immunity in assisting crimes overseas, say critics

Exclusive: Draft security bill would let spies and ministers enable killings and torture, warn charity and ex-minister

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022

Jharkhand: Bride murdered over dowry by inserting iron rod into private parts

RAMGARH: A 19-year-old woman, married for barely six months in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, was brutally tortured for dowry by her inlaws and later killed by inserting a hot iron rod into her private parts, police and family members said on Thursday.

The Times of India · Jun 3, 2022

Mumbai court awards convict death penalty for rape, torture and murder of woman

The 32-year-old woman was raped and assaulted inside a tempo in suburban Mumbai’s Sakinaka

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2022

Home Office cancels flight to deport Kurdish failed asylum seekers to Iraq

Campaigners against flight say Kurdish Iraqis had endured ‘unnecessary torture in pursuit of headlines’

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022

UN Experts: Libya's Security Threatened by Foreign Fighters

Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia’s Wagner Group which has violated international law, UN experts said in a report obtained by The Associated Press. The experts also accused seven Libyan armed groups of systematically using unlawful detention to punish perceived opponents,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 28, 2022