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Former UK embassy workers in Afghanistan ‘beaten and tortured by Taliban’

‘I feel like the British have been disloyal’

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers facing deportation to Rwanda include 'torture victims' with 'severe PTSD'

Of the seven asylum seekers removed from a plane set to depart to Rwanda last night, five are trafficking and torture victims while one had "quite severe PTSD" says the founder of Care4Calais

Daily Mirror

Putin critic Alexei Navalny 'sent to torture prison notorious for sexual violence'

It has been reported that Putin's high-profile foe has been sent to the strict regime maximum security penal colony at Melekhovo, which is known for brutal beatings and the rape of male inmates

Daily Mirror

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Man who survived torture angrily confronts airline linked to 'cruel' Rwanda deportations

Kolbassia Haoussou MBE challenged Privilege Style to justify its alleged work with the Home Office in carrying out the deportation policy as the first flight is expected to depart today

Daily Mirror

Asylum seekers are being rushed towards flights to Rwanda, without proper access to justice

Survivors of torture and trafficking must be able to present their case in a fair and lawful way. That simply isn’t happening, says Kerry Smith, CEO of Asylum Aid

The Guardian - UK

‘Callous’ Home Office warns torture victims they face deportation

After home secretary Priti Patel overcame a high court legal challenge, ‘vulnerable and at risk’ asylum seekers are among those who could be on the first flight to Rwanda this week

The Guardian - UK

Desperate refugee says 'I would rather kill myself' than get on plane to Rwanda

The Syrian has already been sold and tortured on his journey to reach the UK, but now faces deportation to Rwanda, where Rwandan politicians have criticised the government's human rights record

Daily Mirror

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Tragic Seema Banu suffered physical torture from her evil husband who tried to strangle her twice before killing family

Exclusive: Brutal Sameer Syed had carried out a campaign of terror against his wife as she planned to flee to India to get away from the monster, her family told the Irish Mirror

Irish Mirror

Human Rights Group Calls on ICC to Prosecute Israeli Officers

The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) presented a communication to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) denouncing alleged crimes committed by the Israeli Security Agency against Palestinian detainees. The organization said it took this step to assist the Court in its investigations into…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brazilian authorities searching for missing men Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira find possible human remains

Brazilian police say possible human remains have been found their search for UK journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Araújo Pereira as the sole suspect's family accuse police of torture.

ABC News

Jacob Rees-Mogg refuses to debate why he ‘blocked’ bill that would have spared elephants from torture

Exclusive: Brexit minister and Commons leader both reject fact-finding mission after vetoing ban on adverts for extreme cruelty

The Independent UK

West Lothian mum of Alexander Thomson victim says serial sex attacker should 'rot in jail'

Bernie Laing, 30, died from an accidental drugs overdose after Thomson subjected her to multiple rapes and physical torture.

Edinburgh Live

Mother of Alexander Thomson victim says serial sex attacker should 'rot in jail'

Bernie Laing, 30, died from an accidental drugs overdose after Thomson subjected her to multiple rapes and physical torture.

Daily Record

Bhopal horror: 12-year-old girl abducted from street, battered, tortured with electric shocks

BHOPAL: A 12-year-old schoolgirl was abducted from a Bhopal street on Wednesday evening, drugged, stuffed into a sack and tortured with electric shocks by two men who intended to sell her off so that they could repay some debts.

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The Independent UK

Lack of justice since Grenfell fire ‘torture’ for community five years on

Karim Mussilhy, whose uncle died in the tower-block blaze, said the fight ‘gets harder and harder the longer it goes on’.

Daily Mirror

'Sham torture death sentence of Brit fighters evidence of Russian depravity'

Aiden Aslin, 28, and British Army veteran Shaun Pinner have been handed a horror death sentence by pro-Moscow rebels. The two men will be allowed to appeal the judgment

The Guardian - UK

Rape used ‘systematically’ during Lebanon’s civil war, report finds

Levels of torture and sexual violence used by combatants against women and girls during the 15-year conflict shocked investigators

The Independent UK

Suicidal asylum seeker facing deportation to Rwanda told to get haircut or learn instrument

Man in his 40s is the victim of torture and suffers from PTSD, but officials at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre have been accused of dismissing his ‘deteriorating’ mental health

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The Independent UK

Thai police sentenced to life for killing drug suspect

A former Thai police colonel nicknamed “Jo Ferrari” for his extravagant collection of luxury cars has been sentenced with five subordinates to life in prison for the torture and killing of a drug suspect from whom they were trying to extort money

Reuters

Jail for 'Joe Ferrari' as Thai court convicts police over torture death

A Thai court on Wednesday jailed six police officers for life for torturing and killing a drug suspect during interrogation, among them an influential police colonel famously nicknamed "Joe Ferrari" for his collection of luxury sports cars.

Bangkok Post

Life imprisonment for police who tortured suspect to death

Six policemen, including the former chief of Muang Nakhon Sawan police station, were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for torturing a drug suspect to death with plastic bags placed over his head.

The Guardian - AU

Matilda: the cake-based torture sticks in the mind – but this delightful film is worth rewatching

All 90s children are haunted by Miss Trunchbull – but revisiting Danny DeVito’s 1996 film is a zany and joyful experience

The Conversation

A new book argues Julian Assange is being tortured. Will our new PM do anything about it?

It is easy to forget why Julian Assange has been on trial in England for, well, seemingly forever.

Bangkok Post

Disappearances bill nears final vote

A recent seminar on May 24 hosted by the Ministry of Justice together with international organisations highlighted various stepping stones in the struggle against torture and enforced disappearances in Thailand. There was detailed discussion of the draft national law on the issue. There was also analysis of Thailand's most recent…

Daily Mirror

'I survived a labour detention camp where prisoners had their organs harvested'

Annie Yang, 56, was detained in three different camps between March 2005 and September 2006 in China before fleeing to the UK - she has shared her harrowing experience of psychological torture

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