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Documenting the horror of mass rape in Ukraine

In Ukraine, the justice system is now documenting potential war crimes committed by Russian forces, with the hope of one day seeing the perpetrators face justice. Like in all conflicts, women are the main victims of rape committed by the Russian occupiers, although many men have also suffered genital torture.…

France 24

Ex-prosecutors charged after probe of cop-slaying trial

Two former prosecutors have been charged with lying about the relationship one had with a witness in the trial of a man who alleged he was tortured when questioned about the 1982 slayings of two Chicago police officers

The Independent UK

Detainees with disabilities in 'spiral of hopelessness' after cancelled United Nations visit to Australia

Advocates are concerned people with disability in detention settings across Australia have been forgotten following the cancelled visit of an international torture prevention group.

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Egyptian refugee faces indefinite detention after Asio said it has ‘classified information’ showing he is security risk

Australian spy agency tells court it can’t share information with Sayed Abdellatif, who denies allegations

The Guardian - AU

Appeals court orders new trials for man who claimed police tortured him into confessing to murders of two children in 1991

“An injustice never ceases to be an injustice until justice prevails,” the state appellate court concluded in a 64-page ruling in the case of George Anderson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Health care offered to women in prison should match community standards – and their rights

On this International Women’s Day, let’s not forget women in prison.

The Conversation

First torture, now solitary - NZ's shame

Aaron Smale unravels the legal liability the Crown is now ensnared in after the Royal Commission into State Abuse's finding of torture at Lake Alice - how solitary confinement elsewhere is now in the gun, and the political implications.

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Indigenous woman alleges she was subject to torture and inhuman treatment in ACT prison

Julianne Williams will tell court she was forcibly strip-searched despite informing guards she couldn’t breathe and was experiencing pains in her chest

The Guardian - AU

Cameroon charges tycoon in reporter killing case

YAOUNDé - A prominent Cameroonian businessman was charged on Saturday with complicity in the torture of a journalist who was murdered in a high-profile case that has rocked the country, his lawyer told AFP.

Bangkok Post

Man tortured by 'suicide disease' watched as his leg was cut off to free him from years of pain

"I just shut myself off from the world and stopped all my hobbies. It was like my world had shrunk"

Manchester Evening News

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

The relentless battle for Bakhmut; Russian plane blown up near Minsk; Putin claims west seeks to ‘dismember’ Russia

The Guardian - AU

Foxes being tortured and set on fire by gang in east London

East Londoners urged to remain ‘vigilant’ in search for gang torturing foxes

Evening Standard

'Our £10k extension was torture and ruined our home - now we're relying on food banks'

Amanda Cardy and husband Antony were financially comfortable - but have now lost thousands on building work that she claims wasn't completed

Daily Mirror

Murderer who tortured Adelaide woman Tracy Muzyk to be released from prison within months

One of five people convicted over the horrific and torturous murder of young Adelaide woman Tracy Muzyk in 1996 will be eligible for release from jail in two months, after South Australia's Supreme Court set a new non-parole period.

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Salon

A timeline of HBO's "torture porn" show

"The Idol" series has seen production delays, one director exit and has reportedly turned into a "rape fantasy"

Daily Mirror

The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp hit back at claims new show The Idol is 'torture porn'

The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp are set to star in upcoming HBO series The Idol, which has been plagued by delays and described as 'torture porn' created by a 'toxic man'

Reuters

Torture chambers in Ukraine's Kherson 'financed by Russian state' -investigators

A network of at least 20 torture chambers in the recently liberated southern Ukrainian region of Kherson was "planned and directly financed by the Russian State," war crimes investigators said on Thursday, citing new evidence.

AAP

Man serving 7 life terms for rapes, torture to appeal

A Queensland man who received seven life terms for raping and torturing a woman over 23 days in Brisbane is trying to appeal his sentence and conviction.

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The Guardian - UK

Kherson torture centres were planned by Russian state, say lawyers

Investigators say sites set up during occupation of Ukrainian city were part of ‘calculated plan to terrorise’ locals

Daily Mirror

'Putin's credit card' funding Ukraine torture chambers to destroy neighbour’s identity

Ukrainians are being waterboarde, electrocuted and viciously beaten in torture chambers that war crimes lawyers say are 'funded by Vladimir Putin's credit card'

Dynamite News

Now, 16-year-old boy found hanging in pvt college, kin allege torture

A 16-year-old boy was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his classroom at a private college in the Rangareddy district of Telangana on Wednesday. Read Further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - US

ICC asked to investigate Turkish government over persecution of opponents around the world

European legal experts compiled a dossier of witness testimonies giving details of torture, state sponsored kidnapping, and wrongful imprisonment

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Experts Condemn Houthis for Violating Int’l Law, Human Rights

The Panel of Experts on Yemen condemned Houthis for continuing to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, including conducting military attacks on ships, smuggling drugs and narcotics. In their final report presented to the UN Security Council on February 21, the Panel of Experts…

Bangkok Post

Debate on torture decree adjourned, House prorogued

The House debate on an executive decree postponing the enforcement of key provisions of the law against torture and enforced disappearance was adjourned on Tuesday after a group of MPs petitioned the Constitutional Court to rule its legality.

The Guardian - US

Texas inmates say ‘decade after decade’ of solitary confinement is torture

Prisoners who joined hunger strike to protest extreme conditions describe the damage isolation inflicts on mental health

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