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Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’

New research linking alleged violations to soldiers and commanders suggests actions are institutionalised.

Al Jazeera

Sentencing postponed for Mississippi police officers who tortured 2 Black men

A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of federal charges for torturing two Black men in January

The Independent UK

OPINION - A first FGM conviction is great, but we must fight on to end this torture entirely

Last week a woman was found guilty of taking a three-year-old British child to Kenya for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor was convicted at the Old Bailey of assisting a non-UK person to carry out the procedure overseas 17 years ago. This landmark conviction, the first of its kind…

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Teacher at tuition centre booked for beating Class VI student

Kollam East police register case against tuition teacher for beating Class VI student for not completing homework. Minister for Health, Women and Child Development Veena George orders officials to visit child. Protest marches held by students organisations. Teacher Riyas absconding. CWC providing counselling and legal steps initiated against teacher. Many…

The Hindu

Court Rules That Name Of Channel Seven Star Accused Of Child Sex Offences Will Remain Hidden

The 52-year-old woman is facing multiple charges for the alleged indecent treatment of children under 16, multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, torture and assaults.

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Court blocks name of TV personality facing sex charges

A TV personality charged with multiple counts of indecent treatment of children, rape, sexual assault, torture and assaults cannot be identified.

AAP

Second investigation to open into role of British spies in torture of Guantánamo detainee

Lawyers for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri claim UK intelligence was ‘complicit in his ill-treatment’ by the US

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King Charles, Britain already admitted to torture in Kenya, no need for you to choke on an apology

The monarch will talk vaguely about ‘wrongs’ on his first official visit as head of state to a Commonwealth country. This blindness about the violence of empire must stop

The Guardian - UK

‘Conversion is not therapy – it is torture’: Trans women urge Sunak to push ahead with ban

Prime minister told to ignore Tories seeking to oppose ban and get on with it: ‘No more loopholes, no more delay’

The Independent UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukrainians describe torture by Russian occupiers; Moscow simulates nuclear strike; the story of Ukraine’s stolen children

The Guardian - AU

Torture gang poured boiling water on kidnap victim’s groin in horrifying eight-hour ordeal

All nine members of the gang have received a total prison sentence total 116 years

The Independent UK

‘Dangerous’ gang kidnapped and tortured men in return for cash and jewellery

Ringleader Fortune Lawson targeted men who trusted him and subjected them to horrific abuse.

The Independent UK

London torture gang poured boiling water over kidnap victim

A dangerous attack dog was also used to frighten the man

Evening Standard

New protocol for producing accused before magistrates may violate Constitutional rights, fear prosecutors

Fearing misuse of law, prosecutors in Kerala fear the recently introduced protocol for producing accused persons before magistrates and doctors for medical examination may violate Constitutional rights. The protocol, introduced after a house surgeon's murder, states police may produce accused between 10am-5pm, and prosecutor must explain delay if after 7pm.…

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The Independent UK

American recounts ‘psychological torture’ in Iran prison after being freed in swap

Emad Shargi, 59, was freed back in September along with four other Americans as part of $6bn deal

The Guardian - UK

Electric cables, hammers and guns: Ukrainians tell of Russian torture

As prosecutors prepare war crimes case, victims reveal how they were beaten and made to dig own graves in Balakliia

The Independent UK

Mother-in-law living through ‘torture’ in Gaza, First Minister Humza Yousaf says

The First Minister urged the UK Government to demand the Rafah border crossing be opened.

The Hindu

Ranchi resident celebrates daughter’s return from in-law’s house after she decides to divorce her husband

Patna Prem Gupta, a Ranchi resident, sets example by bringing his daughter back from her in-laws' house after she was allegedly tortured. He celebrated her return with music, fireworks, and respect. He urges all mothers to check on their daughters' wellbeing after marriage.

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Public flogging of Muslim men: Gujarat HC sentences four policemen to 14 days’ imprisonment

Gujarat HC sentences four policemen to 14 days’ imprisonment with a fine of ₹2,000 for flogging Muslim men in Kheda. Court terms act as “inhumane” & “against humanity”, noting it caused physical torture & humiliation. Refused to accept apology, citing it would send wrong message to society.

The Guardian - US

Argentina’s far-right frontrunner reopens wounds of dictatorship

Javier Milei has provoked alarm and outrage by downplaying the number of victims of the country’s 1976-83 military rule

The Independent UK

Palestinians must be guaranteed right to return to homes in Gaza, warns UN expert

Exclusive: ‘History may tell them it’s a door they shouldn’t leave from’ if Egypt does open border, special rapporteur on torture says

The Hindu

‘Unauthorised’ police raid on inspector’s quarters angers GST authorities

Police raid on GST inspector's quarters, detention without legal procedures sparks standoff between police and Central GST authorities. Police hospitalise inspector after he swoons in custody, allege torture during illegal detention. Police trying to make foolproof case to pin those involved in gold smuggling racket.

The Independent UK

Mississippi sheriff aims to avoid liability from federal lawsuit over torture of Black men

The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him

The Guardian - US

UN torture expert accuses private firms of making ever more cruel instruments

Special rapporteur Alice Edwards presents UN general assembly with list of 20 items she wants to see banned

The Independent UK

Policeman ‘tortured’ by his failure to log M9 crash call, inquiry hears

John Yuill and Lamara Bell died following the crash near Stirling in July 2015.

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