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SC stays CBI probe on Telangana scholar’s torture

The SC stayed an Andhra Pradesh High Court direction for a CBI inquiry into alleged police torture o...

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BSF jawans accused of torturing, suspended

Five BSF personnel were suspended Wednesday evening after a video footage showed the guards as thras...

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UK scraps inquiry into torture of terror suspects

The long delayed national inquiry, intended to scrutinise possible abuses during "war on terror" wo...

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4-yr-old girl tortured by father, stepmother

The girl has now been rescued and admitted to the district headquarters hospital at Tirupur with se...

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UK spies won`t face criminal charges for torture

Agents working for UK spy agencies won`t face criminal charges over their alleged complicity in tort...

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Traders safe in China, return will take time: MEA

Government on Thursday said the two Indian traders, who were mistreated in the Yiwu city of China, a...

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India secures release of traders trapped in China

India Wednesday secured the release of two Indian traders tortured and taken captive by locals in a ...

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Guilty to be punished in girl torture case: Karzai

President Hamid Karzai says police will arrest members of a family accused of torturing and illegal...

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Thane torture case: CID to take over investigation

Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the state Crime Investigation Department (CID) to take over ...

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Tribal tortured to death in Maharashtra

In a macabre incident, a tribal was allegedly tortured to death and his body disposed off by his ma...

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126 Iraqi win legal bid in UK for torture inquiry

Some 128 Iraqis had complained of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment by British soldiers ...

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Sri Lanka tells UN it is acting to curb torture

Sri Lankan officials have told a UN human rights panel that the country`s government is taking mea...

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‘Libya’s Moussa Koussa allegedly oversaw torture’

The allegation raises questions about US and European officials` decision to unfreeze his assets.

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‘Libya’s Moussa Koussa allegedly oversaw torture’

The allegation raises questions about US and European officials` decision to unfreeze his assets.

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Blasphemy convict tortured in Pak jail

A Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy was allegedly tortured by a ...

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Iran denies claims by freed American men: Report

Iran`s Foreign Ministry denied on Tuesday claims by two Americans jailed in the Islamic state for mo...

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British Guantanamo inmate on hunger strike

Shaker Aamer has been held at the US-run prison in Cuba for almost 10 years.

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Rajasthan woman branded as `witch`, tortured

The woman has been admitted to a hospital here with severe burns on her face, stomach and other part...

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Rights groups pull out of UK torture inquiry

Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch said they wont submit any more evidence for the inquiry. ...

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Philippine police held over chilli torture video

The video appears to show the victims being forced to eat fistfuls of red-hot chillies by officers.

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Tortured by seniors, woman Maoist surrenders

Three years after becoming a Maoist due to `harassment` by her step-mother, a woman ultra on Tuesd...

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Obama urged to probe Bush torture allegations

Human Rights Watch said inaction was denting America`s standing in the world.

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‘Pak giving impunity to people inflicting torture’

The Pak govt is ‘purposely avoiding’ making law against torture in custody, the Asian Human Rights ...

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Military unaware of Afghan torture: Canada

Canada has about 2,800 soldiers in Kandahar on a combat mission that is due to end this year.

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Dead Syrian boy - a child martyr, now symbol for protesters

13 year old Hamza was returned dead to his family,with scars of torture.

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NHRC starts probe into alleged torture of woman

National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has started an inquiry into alleged torture of a woman and he...

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Torture didn`t lead to bin Laden: US Senator

John McCain doesn`t want Americans to think harsh treatment was acceptable.

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Custodial torture of minors: HC seeks counter affidavit

The Allahabad High Court asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file its counter affidavit on the al...

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Doctors turned `blind eye` to Guantanamo torture: Study

The findings come in the wake of secret US documents released by WikiLeaks.

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Syria tortures detained protesters: Rights group

Human Rights Watch urged Syria to immediately stop the use of torture.

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KCF ultra found dead in police custody, family alleges torture

Relatives of KCF activist Sohan Singh alleged he died due to police torture, a charge denied b...

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Musharraf hints Britain tacitly approved torture against subjects

Pervez Musharraf was Pak president when Britons were abused in Pak jails.

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Six owners of drug de-addiction centre booked on torture charges

A criminal case was on Wednesday registered against six owners of a drug de-addiction centre at Kh...

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Iraq prisoners on hunger strike, alleging torture

Fifty inmates at the central prison in the city of Amara in southern Iraq have began a hunger stri...

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Egypt Google staffer faces risk of torture: Amnesty

Wael Ghoneim was arrested by Egyptian forces during protests last week.

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Indonesian soldiers jailed for Papua torture

A graphic video footage showed the soldiers torturing civilians in Papua.

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Amnesty urges torture charges for Indonesia troops

Indonesian soldiers are on trial for the alleged brutal abuse of two Papuans.

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Around 40 Uzbeks died of torture in prisons: Rights group

In 2009, a respected rights group registered 20 prison deaths by torture.

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Indian police torture, says US cable

Indian security agencies torture prisoners to extract information, partly because forensic science i...

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Polish prosecutors urged to probe CIA torture talk

US agents allegedly abused Abu at a now-closed secret CIA prison in Poland.

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State torture of citizens `endemic` across world: Report

Totalitarian states, dictatorships, many Islamic regimes are major offenders.

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Orissa HC orders probe into torture of 10-year-old boy

The Orissa High Court has ordered an enquiry into alleged torture of a 10-year-old boy, who was re...

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Panel recommends compensation for torture victims

Victims of torture inflicted by public servants may be eligible to get compensation from their torme...

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MPs to discuss issue of torture with Tihar inmates

A parliamentary delegation will visit the Tihar Prisons and interact with inmates about the prolem f...

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Son and lawyer of condemned woman tortured in Iran

The son and lawyer of a woman sentenced to death in Iran for adultery have been tortured in prison.

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Malaysian police probe `puppy torture` pictures on Twitter

Malaysian police today said they had launched an investigation after pictures of a puppy apparently ...

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Pak lawyers clash with police over torture claims

Groups of Pakistani lawyers fought pitched battles with police and assaulted journalists while prote...

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CBI files chargesheet in torture case against cops

The CBI on Monday filed chargesheet against 13 policemen in connection with the case relating to th...

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UK: Torture guidelines `could breach human rights`

A watchdog said procedures could leave intel staff exposed to legal action.

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Par panel to consider suggestions on Torture Bill

The differences over definition of `torture` and the provision of monetary compensation for victim...

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