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Rapist 'tortured' partner, treated her 'like prisoner', court hears

He raped, abused and controlled multiple partners over a decade.

The Canberra Times

Gang of Mississippi police officers known as ‘The Goon Squad’ plead guilty to brutal torture of black men during raid on their home

The guilty pleas to the state charges come after the six former officers pleaded guilty to 16 federal charges

The Independent UK

Gang abducts, tortures nursing student for ransom

21yo nursing student abducted, tortured for 6.5hrs; ransom of ₹18,000 paid by friends. Accused known to victim, threatened to call family, upload nude videos. Police investigating motive, have leads, expecting arrests soon.

The Hindu

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Former Mississippi officers expected to plead guilty to state charges for racist assault

Six former Mississippi law officers who tortured two Black men will plead guilty to state-level charges for the racist assault

The Independent UK

Gitmo: The Forever War's endless legacy

New U.N. report praises Biden administration for transparency — but excoriates U.S. for crimes against humanity

Salon

Surviving mildlife crisis

Take help if facing a midlife crisis before it worsens as it can mean mental torture. Relationships can go topsy-turvy. For married people, it’s a test of being able to be a secure base for each other. Men and women both undergo a lot of change; yet it’s women who…

The Hindu

Ukrainian accounts of torture ‘go way beyond rogue Russian troops’, UN warns

Exclusive: Russia ignores deadline to respond to UN letter triggering Moscow’s duty to investigate war crime allegations

The Independent UK

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Police jittery over CBI probe into Tamir’s custodial death

Post-mortem report suggests brutal torture. Youth arrested with Tamir reveals that they were beaten in custody. All-party action council formed demanding retribution for culprits.

The Hindu

Anger brewing against police over alleged custodial death at Tanur

Post-mortem reveals torture marks. Youth organisations protest against alleged police brutality

The Hindu

Bibby Stockholm: Home Office breaks rules trying to put disabled asylum seekers and torture victims on barge

At least 20 transfer orders reversed after legal letters, as charity triggers wider challenge against barge

The Independent UK

Inside Russia’s torture chambers as investigators warn Kherson cells ‘tip of iceberg’

The Independent UK

Syrian man accused over 2013 massacre arrested in Germany

Prosecutors say suspect led pro-regime paramilitaries who detained and tortured political opponents

The Guardian - UK

British academic asks Foreign Office for formal apology over failure to spot torture during his detention in UAE

Foreign Office failed to notice signs of torture and provide help to UK academic, watchdog finds

The Independent UK

Academic urges Foreign Office apology over failure to spot signs of torture

A watchdog concluded the UK Government failed to follow its own guidance on detecting potential torture and mistreatment of British nationals.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office failed to notice torture of British academic in UAE, watchdog finds

Parliamentary ombudsman says Matthew Hedges was let down by UK government during imprisonment

The Independent UK

Russian guards ‘using torture and genital electrocution on Ukrainian prisoners’ – investigators

One victim ‘made to witness another detainee raped with inanimate object wrapped in condom’ says Mobile Justice Team study

The Independent UK

Russian guards ‘using torture and genital electrocution on Ukrainian prisoners’ – investigators

One victim ‘made to witness another detainee raped with inanimate object wrapped in condom’ says Mobile Justice Team study

The Guardian - UK

Saw Patrol: will this horrifying double bill be as big as Barbenheimer?

In the US, Saw X and Paw Patrol are released on the same day. Cue plans to watch the torture horror and puppy animation in a single, unsettling sitting

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‘Evocative of genocide’: Ukrainians held by Russians allege torture

Legal experts say half of those detained in Kherson were subject to sexual violence, beatings and other abuse.

The Independent UK

Judge rejects military contractor's effort to toss out Abu Ghraib torture lawsuit

A federal judge has again rejected a military contractor’s effort to toss out a lawsuit filed against it by former inmates of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison

The Independent UK

Afghan pilot wife’s tearful plea to Rishi to save her family

’At times I even think death at the hands of the Taliban would be better than going through this mental torture’

The Independent UK

UK formally decides that IS attacks on Yazidis in Iraq were genocide

A UN report found an IS offensive in August 2014 ‘sought to destroy the Yazidis’ through killing, slavery, torture and forcible transfer.

The Conversation

Criminalising and prosecuting torture could deter practices such as solitary confinement in detention

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned this article mentions violence towards and death of First Nations people.

The Guardian - AU

Egyptian refugee Sayed Abdellatif cleared as security threat by Asio, but still detained after 11 years

Abdellatif remains in Australian immigration detention, where he has been held for a decade thanks to security assessments tainted by evidence obtained under torture

The Hindu

Police further on back foot as Afsana alleges custodial torture

Afsana has accused the police of intimidating and torturing her under custody to extract a confession on murdering her husband Noushad, who was later found alive.

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