The Latest Breaking News from Torture

India sentences nine police officers to death over Covid lockdown killings

Trial judge says policemen tortured father and son in custody ‘with the intention of killing’

The Independent UK · Apr 7

Two Iranian dissidents facing imminent execution after ‘grossly unfair’ trial, human rights group warn

Amnesty said the men were convicted in a ‘grossly unfair torture-tainted’ trial

The Independent UK · Apr 2

‘Everyone is thinking about oil prices’: is Iran using the war to hide a surge in executions?

Regime has long used the death penalty to suppress dissent but now appears to be withholding information on the killing of hundreds of prisoners, say rights groups

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2

Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison

Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility

The Guardian - US · Mar 26

Venezuelan Deported to El Salvador Prison Sues U.S. For More Than $1 Million Over Abuse: 'I Thought About Hanging Myself'

A Venezuelan man deported from the United States and detained in El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison has filed a federal lawsuit seeking at least $1.3 million in damages, alleging he was subjected to abuse amounting to torture.

Latin Times · Mar 25

UK government raid on lawyer’s office in Guantanamo Bay case ‘deeply troubling’, court hears

Rachel Toney, who is representing Abu Faraj al-Libi’s interests, had documents seized from her office

The Independent UK · Mar 25

Venezuelan sues Trump administration for $1.3M over ‘government-sanctioned torture’ at notorious El Salvador prison

Neiyerver Adrián León Rengel said he spent four months in El Salvador’s CECOT prison

The Independent UK · Mar 25

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The Siamese Fighting Fish also known as the Betta fish is the freshwater fish renowned for their stunning coloration, flowing fins, and spirited personalities. They come in vast array of colors ranging from vibrant reds, blues, purples and even metallic shades. Bettas are generally territorial, solitary and intelligent creatures who…

Times Pets · Mar 25

'Torture has become state policy' in Palestinian territories, says UN expert

The world has given Israel "a licence to torture Palestinians", United Nations expert Francesca Albanese said on Monday, with life in the occupied territories "a continuum of physical and mental suffering".

Radio France Internationale · Mar 24

UN Warns Of 'Continued Torture and Mistreatment of Detainees' in Venezuela Even Despite Maduro's Capture

The United Nations' top human rights official has warned that reports of torture and abuse in Venezuelan detention centers persist even after the January capture of former president Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces

Latin Times · Mar 21