torture

New Delhi, March 30 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a media report alleging that the Rajkot Crime Branch police in Gujarat illegally detained and tortured a journalist.The apex human rights body has issued a notice to the Gujarat Director General of Police...

Seoul, April 7 – The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a peaceful protest in Busan, South Korea, highlighting the persistent human rights abuses in Balochistan, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, torture, collective punishment, and systematic military repression by...

Madurai, April 6 – In a landmark judgment that has reignited national debate on custodial violence, the First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai on Monday awarded the death penalty to nine police personnel convicted in the 2020 Sattankulam custodial deaths case.The case pertains...

Una (HP), April 6 A six-year-old migrant girl was allegedly tied to the stairs with ropes as punishment for picking guava from a former serviceman's garden in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Monday.Videos purportedly showing the alleged torture, shot by passersby...

Quetta, April 6 – At least three Baloch civilians were killed extrajudicially, while five others were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to a leading human rights organization.The Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, Paank, reported that the...

New Delhi, March 31 An organization representing Baha'is in India on Tuesday appealed to the government and civil society to act immediately to ensure the safety and a fair trial for one of their community members who is imprisoned in Iran, according to an official statement.Peyvand Naimi, a...

Ahmedabad, March 27 Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani posted on social media on Friday, detailing allegations of torture made by a journalist against a senior police officer in Rajkot, who, however, dismissed them as "drama" to prevent an investigation into an extortion attempt.In his post...

New Delhi, March 26 The London High Court relied on the "quality of assurances" given by the Government of India in its note verbale while rejecting fugitive diamond dealer Nirav Modi's petition to reopen his case against extradition, officials said.Modi, who is wanted in India in connection...

Geneva, March 26 The Baloch National Movement (BNM) accused the Pakistani authorities of serious human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and torture across Balochistan, during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva...

Quetta, March 25 – A leading human rights organization expressed serious concerns on Wednesday over the continued enforced disappearances of Baloch women at the hands of Pakistani forces.As atrocities against civilians continue to rise in Balochistan, Paank, the Baloch National Movement's...

Quetta, March 24 – The Baloch National Movement (BNM) accused Pakistan on Tuesday of continuing its "inhumane policy" of collective punishment across Balochistan."Can you imagine that in the 21st century, an entire family is punished for the alleged actions of a single individual? Collective...

London, March 18 Nirav Modi, a fugitive diamond merchant, concluded his application hearing seeking permission to reopen his extradition appeal in the High Court in London, with claims that he faces a “real risk of torture” during interrogations by Indian investigating agencies.Lord Jeremy...

Quetta, March 17 – As violence against civilians intensifies across Balochistan, leading human rights organizations have brought to light the extrajudicial killing of two civilians, the enforced disappearance of two others, and the release of another after weeks of torture in detention.These...

Geneva, March 12 – A photo exhibition hosted by an international human rights organization on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva, Switzerland, has highlighted the growing systemic discrimination and repression faced by religious and ethnic...

Dhaka, March 9 – The Awami League of Bangladesh said on Monday that several students from Dhaka University and other civilians were physically abused and tortured, and later arrested for playing the historic speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 7, 1971.The Awami League strongly...

Jerusalem, March 8 Israel on Sunday claimed that the headquarters of the notorious Iranian "Prevention Police," known for its moral policing, has been destroyed."On International Women's Day, a symbol of oppression is eliminated. The headquarters of Iran's 'Prevention Police,' notorious for...

Lahore, March 7 A 21-year-old Christian worker was allegedly tortured to death by his employers in the Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Saturday.The incident took place in the Sargodha district of Punjab, about 200 km from Lahore, on March 4.The body of Markus Masih was found...

Islamabad, March 7 – A Christian minority worker in the Punjab province of Pakistan was allegedly tortured to death by his Muslim employers, who then staged the murder to appear as a suicide by hanging, according to a report released on Saturday, citing allegations made by the victim's younger...

New Delhi, March 7 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on Saturday that its independent intervention has resulted in the swift rescue of six Indian workers from Kendrapara district in Odisha, who were allegedly being held captive by their employer in Thailand for several months...

Malappuram (Kerala), February 26 A man and his second wife were arrested on Thursday for allegedly torturing three minor girls, including branding them with a hot ladle, here, police said.The accused, Rakesh Sharma (59) and his second wife, Sheela Devi (34), are both from Bihar.The children...