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Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work 'torture.' Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide

Nearly 200 former content moderators for Facebook are suing the company and a local contractor in a court case in Kenya that could have implications for the work worldwide

The Independent UK

US subjects Guantánamo Bay detainees to ‘cruel’ treatment, UN says after visit

First UN human rights investigator allowed to visit since it was set up says men subjected to ‘inhuman and degrading’ treatment

The Guardian - US

UN says Russian forces have tortured and executed civilians in Ukraine

Report details widespread and systematic torture with summary executions of more than 70 people

The Guardian - UK

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UN report finds Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees

The United Nations human rights office says Russian forces carried out widespread and systematic torture of civilians who were detained in connection with its attack on Ukraine, and summarily executed dozens of them

The Independent UK

Torture in the shed, a Crown witness is stabbed: the chaotic world of Kyna McAuley

It was a situation that, perhaps, could have been easily resolved.

Newcastle Herald

Mount Hutton torture trial: jury delivers verdict in back shed case

McAuley was acquitted of stabbing the same victim in the face with a blood-filled syringe.

Newcastle Herald

First UN investigator at US detention center at Guantanamo says detainees face cruel treatment

The first U.N. independent investigator to visit the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay says the 30 men held there are subject “to ongoing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law

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UN expert urges US to apologise for Guantanamo abuses

Special rapporteur calls for accountability for past abuses and end to ongoing ‘structural shortcomings’ at US prison.

Al Jazeera

Case of Queensland teenager who likely spent 500 days in solitary ‘most egregious’ on record

Treatment of disabled Indigenous youth who was regularly kept in room for more than 20 hours a day may amount to torture, advocates say

The Guardian - AU

NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra Government over torture of 11 labourers

Days after Maharashtra police rescued 11 labourers who were being held captive by a contractor in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the State Government over the issue.

The Hindu

Chris O'Dowd says he would 'never in a million years' like to be the next James Bond

The Roscommon native said it would be torture being one of the most recognised men in the world

Irish Mirror

'Thousands of monkeys are being killed in blenders for sick online torture rings'

There are among 20 people under investigation globally for being involved in trading brutal videos of baby long-tailed macaques having body parts amputated and being tortured and decapitated in Indonesia

Daily Mirror

Hell on earth – how a place of torture has haunted us culturally over time

From Bosch to Dante to Sartre, and from Hell’s Angels to Hell’s Kitchen to Hellraiser, visions of the infernal location and condition still resonate

The Guardian - UK

Lake Alice: Court’s stay of charges ends quest for criminal justice

The perpetrators of torture and harm at will never face criminal accountability. David Williams reports.

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The Independent UK

Former NFL star stuns ESPN panel by revealing he tortured snake

Harry Douglas says he lit a snake on fire in appearance on network’s ‘Get Up’

The Hindu

Six policemen booked for custodial torture of migratory tribes from Tamil Nadu

In a sensational development, six policemen have been booked for alleged custodial torture and sexual abuse of ten suspects hailing from Tamil Nadu. According to sources, as part of their investigation into a theft case under Puthalapattu police limits, the Chittoor police picked up ten persons, including two minors aged…

The Hindu

VCK chief flags torture of persons from Kuravar community by Chittoor police

Chicago Tribune

New Chicago monuments will honor police torture victims, labor leader Mother Jones and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, among others

CHICAGO — The city of Chicago will spend $6.8 million in grant money on eight new monuments, including a memorial for police torture victims, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Monday.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Monument to victims of Chicago Police Department torture receives private funding

A grant from the Mellon Foundation will pay for several new monuments, including one to survivors of former Cmdr. Jon Burge and his infamous ‘Midnight Crew.’

The Guardian - UK

Glazers’ slow torture delivers fresh insult to Manchester United fans

While few are willing to bet on the takeover as the owners’ motives remain uncertain, most believe we are now in the endgame

The Guardian - UK

‘They enjoyed this’: Ukrainian woman recounts five-month nightmare of torture and imprisonment

Russian occupiers have unleashed a reign of terror in the city of Enerhodar, detailed here by one survivor of the secret police

Daily Record

Cops probing crime gang selling sick movies of monkey torture arrest woman in Scotland

The 37-year-old was detained over videos of animal abuse filmed in Asia.

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf urges Rishi Sunak to ask for immediate release of Scots man imprisoned in India

Jagtar Singh Johal's family say he has been tortured, including through electric shocks, and faces the death penalty over his activism and campaigning for Sikh human rights.

Chicago Sun-Times

Johnson vows to ‘rebuild the social contract’ with Black Chicago, starting by building memorial to Burge torture victims

“Under my watch, we will make sure that the brutal history of police brutality is fully addressed,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Friday said before the Juneteenth flag was raised in Daley Center Plaza.

Al Jazeera

Torture used by Russian forces in Ukraine may be state policy: UN

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Jill Edwards said widespread use of torture by Russian forces appears deliberate.

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