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Ukrainian children forced into weapons training and tortured by Russia

A new report has found 55% were subjected to pro-Russian indoctrination and 10% subjected to torture and cruel treatment

The Independent UK

UN decries crimes including gang rape, murder, torture in Congo conflict over last year

The U.N. human rights office says Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo this year

The Independent UK

Russia plans to withdraw from Europe's anti-torture treaty

Moscow's decision will likely be seen as inconsequential given growing condemnation of widespread human rights abuses committed in Ukraine.

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Keir Starmer refuses to condemn Nigel Farage's mass deportation speech

Keir Starmer has refused to criticise Nigel Farage’s speech where he outlined his plans to deport 600,000 asylum seekers which he called a…

The National (Scotland)

Man Who Hasn’t Slept In 2 Years Is Begging Experts To Solve His Medical Mystery: “My Eyes Are Melting”

“I can't take this torture much longer,” said Oliver Alvis, a train driver who claims he last slept in December 2023.

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‘Hope always endured’: Ukrainian women released from Russian prison speak out

Large-scale prisoner exchanges have been the only tangible result of three rounds of talks between Russia and Ukraine, between May and July – with the most recent taking place on Sunday. Three civilian women from the Donetsk region who were released on 14 August testified to the torture they endured…

Radio France Internationale

Indian police arrest man accused of burning wife alive over dowry demands

Victim’s family claims the two sisters were tortured over dowry since their marriage in 2016

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Mary-Louise Parker Talked To Me About Playing Her First Major Villain In Stephen King's 'The Institute,' And Her Thoughts On Ms. Sigsby’s Book-Changing Ending

You just can't keep a good child-torturer down.

Cinemablend

U.S. Calls Citizens And Residents To Not Travel Or Stay In Venezuela: 'Grave Risks Of Illegal Detention, Torture, Terrorism, Kidnapping'

The U.S. Embassy in Venezuela called on American citizens or residents to not travel or stay in the South American country as troops move near its coast

Latin Times

Austin Butler Flaunts “Peak Male Body” After He Stopped Torturing Himself For Film Roles

Austin Butler believed he had to be “tortured” to give a good performance for the camera. But now, he’s paying better attention to his health and eating habits.

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Attorneys Escalate Criticism Of Harsh Conditions In 'Alligator Alcatraz': 'Bordering On Torture'

Attorneys representing migrants detained at "Alligator Alcatraz" are escalating their criticism of conditions endured there, with one saying it is "bordering on torture"

Latin Times

‘Miserable’ Bryan Kohberger can’t do anything but ‘complain’ as inmates conspired to torture him in prison

The inmates "were waiting for him."

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Myanmar junta arrests children as young as two and uses ‘systematic torture’, says UN

Investigation finds incidents of war crimes and crimes against humanity have escalated since 2021 coup

The Independent UK

UN probe finds evidence of ‘systematic torture’ in Myanmar

Investigators name senior figures among those responsible for alleged abuses at detention facilities.

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The Independent UK

UN-backed investigators allege torture and sex crimes in Myanmar detention facilities

A U.N.-backed investigator says his team has turned up significant evidence of “systemic torture” in Myanmar’s detention centers, including electric shocks, strangulations, gang rape and burning of sexual body parts

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India is historical, Bharat is mythical: Aatish Taseer

My parents met in Delhi in 1980. My father had just written a biography of his political idol, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; my mother was sent to interview him. That night they went to dinner at a Chinese restaurant called the House of Ming. Then they disappeared together for a week.…

The Guardian - UK

Mass detention of refugees will exacerbate the suffering of torture survivors

Letter: Sonya Sceats says that the ‘one in, one out’ scheme will reopen deep psychological scars in many of those detained

The National (Scotland)

Witch trials offer lens on how leaders whip up public panic

Why does Scotland have one of the most horrific witch hunt records in Europe – especially when the number of people accused, tortured, tried and…

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ICC unseals Libya war crimes warrant for militia officer Saif Suleiman Sneidel

The International Criminal Court on Friday unsealed an arrest warrant for a Libyan militia member accused of war crimes including murder and torture between 2016 and 2017.

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon says facing criminal inquiry was like ‘mental torture’

Ex-Scottish first minister describes despair at police raid over her husband’s alleged misuse of party finances in upcoming memoir

The Independent UK

At least 10 kids were trafficked to an underground sex and abuse bunker. None of the eight suspects were on cops’ radar

An investigation was launched in February, when authorities were called to the bunker and found two of the victims performing sexual acts on each other. Andrea Cavallier details what we know about the case that local police described as the ‘most horrible thing’

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon: Police investigation ‘was like mental torture’

The former first minister has opened up about her arrest in a new book,

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon says police investigation into her ‘was like mental torture’

The former first minister has opened up about her arrest in a new book

International Business Times

ICC Unseals Libya War Crimes Warrant For Militia Officer

The International Criminal Court on Friday unsealed an arrest warrant for a Libyan militia member accused of war crimes including murder and torture between 2016 and 2017.

AAP

'Utterly brutal': man's multiple life term appeal fails

A man who argued he should be given credit for calling an ambulance after subjecting a woman to weeks of torture will continue to serve multiple life sentences.

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