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Crown Law blocks the police in rare, costly legal standoff

Exclusive: Did the Government’s legal agency withhold evidence of the rape, torture and abuse of children from police investigations? Aaron Smale unravels an extraordinary paper trail.

Newsroom.co.nz

Top corruption prosecutor held in jail as Guatemalan elite bids to purge foes

Virginia Laparra detained in conditions ‘bordering on torture’, which supporters say is retaliation for her efforts to fight corruption

The Guardian - US

Rwanda flight migrants ‘include victims of torture and human trafficking’

Out of the 17 people that doctors conducted clinical assessments for, 14 showed evidence of having been tortured and six were survivors of trafficking

The Independent UK

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United Nations report finds discriminatory detention in Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity

The long-awaited report from the UN's human rights office calls for an urgent international response over allegations of torture and other rights violations in Beijing's campaign to root out terrorism.

ABC News

Yemeni Rights Organization Documents Houthi Torture of Over 17,000 Detainees

A Yemeni human rights organization documented the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ torture of more than 17,000 prisoners since their coup in Yemen in September 2014. In a report marking International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Yemeni Organization for Prisoners and Abductees said the Houthis tortured to death 178…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moment thugs tie up, torture and kill endangered bear cub while cops laugh on

WARNING: UPSETTING CONTENT A video of a group of thugs torturing a bear cub in Mexico has gone viral as police were seen laughing - Mexico's Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection says it is investigating

Daily Mirror

‘Mental torture for us’: A year after fleeing Afghanistan, refugees in Chicago anguish over unclear future

Since last August, about 2,500 Afghans have resettled in Illinois. Many face huge hurdles in finding jobs, difficulty resolving their immigration status and uncertainty that some fear will have a long-term impact on their health.

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National Human Rights Commission asks Assam to submit report on custodial death of Nagaland man

E. Henveih Phom died in Sivasagar district’s Gelekey allegedly due to torture by the police on August 21.

The Hindu

Qld parishioner charged with rape, torture

A church member has been charged with the rape and torture of teenage boys in Queensland, with police to allege the man abused his position within the parish.

AAP

How the Bahrain judicial system fails its migrant workers

From labour exploitation to torturous conditions in confinement, the rights of foreign workers facing the death penalty in Bahrain are often neglected.

360info

Andhra Pradesh: TDP alleges custodial torture of party sympathisers

It urges NHRC to intervene and ensure justice to the ‘victims’

The Hindu

Sick Amateur Bullfighting Festival Where Young Bulls Are Tortured To Death

Some of the terrified beasts can be seen roaring in agony as swords and spikes dangle from their backs.

Zenger

Notorious murderer, rapist Jamie Curtis breaches parole a month after getting monitoring anklet removed

A man who raped and tortured a young woman is back in custody after breaching his parole a month after he successfully applied to have his electronic monitoring anklet removed.

ABC News

Resident's fury at 'lethal' and 'horrifying' flats saying 'it's just torture'

Up to 80 people living in flats in Brighton have hit out at their management company and demanded better service after a series of issues have blighted their living conditions

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Exiles Sue President Raisi in US Ahead of UN Meet

An exile group announced a New York lawsuit against Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Thursday, challenging US authorities to take action against him as he is expected to arrive next month for the UN General Assembly. The National Council of Resistance of Iran said the suit accused Raisi of torture and…

Irish Mirror

Dad who tortured stepson jailed for life after boy is rescued by waitress who slipped him secret note

Flaviane Carvalho wrote out a note asking 'do you need help? Ok' and showed it to the boy behind the back of his parents

Daily Mirror

Man jailed for life over torture of boy rescued by waitress who slipped him secret note

Timothy Lee Wilson has been handed multiple life sentences for torturing his 11-year-old stepson after he was caught by a quick-thinking waitress at the Mrs Potato restaurant

Bangkok Post

Senate's anti-torture bill gets nod

A Senate-drafted bill criminalising torture and forced disappearances was approved by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

Jacob Blake's uncle alleges Wisconsin deputies tortured him

An uncle of Jacob Blake filed a federal lawsuit alleging sheriff’s deputies in Wisconsin unjustly arrested and tortured him during a protest over the 2020 Kenosha police shooting of his nephew

The Independent UK

Judge rules Mexico's ex-attorney general to go to trial

A judge has ruled that Mexico’s former attorney general who oversaw the original investigation into the 2014 disappearances of 43 students from a radical teachers college will go to trial on charges of forced disappearance, torture and official misconduct

The Guardian - US

Nearly 50,000 people held in solitary confinement in US, report says

Study says between 41,000 and 48,000 prisoners subjected to ‘restrictive housing’, which UN considers a form of torture

Daily Mirror

Brit 'tortured' and facing death sentence in India 'after tip-off from UK intelligence'

Mr Johal is a Sikh activist and blogger but Indian authorities suspect he is a member of the Khalistan Liberation Force, a banned terrorist organisation and accuse him of funding assassinations

The Guardian - AU

Man faces Queensland court after the alleged murder and torture of his 5-year-old son

The boy died in Yarrabah, near Cairns, after allegedly suffering ‘catastrophic injuries’, police say

Daily Record

MI5 accused off tip-off which saw Scots groom abducted and tortured in India

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was in Punjab in northern India for his wedding in 2017 when his family say he was arrested and bundled into an unmarked car.

Reuters

Kenyan group sues UK government over what it calls colonial-era land theft

A group of Kenyans filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday over what it said was colonial-era land theft, torture and mistreatment.

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