Israel given ‘free hand’ to torture Palestinians: UN rights expert
A U.N. special rapporteur on Monday accused Israel of effectively being granted a “free hand” to torture Palestinians,…
‘A Revolting Moral Outrage’: Israeli Soldiers Reportedly Torture Gaza Toddler
Israeli soldiers in Gaza allegedly tortured an 18-month-old Palestinian toddler in an effort to force a confession from…
A wave of executions is feared in Iran after 3 young men hanged
BEIRUT (AP) — A 19-year-old star wrestler and two other young men were hanged in Iran this week,…
Amnesty: Iran sentences 30 to death, including minors
Amnesty International has claimed that minors are among 30 people at risk of execution amid expedited trials connected…
UN experts say violence in Sudan bears ‘hallmarks of genocide’
GENEVA (AP) — A “campaign of destruction” in October by Sudanese paramilitary forces against non-Arab communities in and…
Iran: Narges Mohammadi, several other human rights defenders…
Paris-Geneva, 18 December 2025 – More than 50 people were arrested, including five women human rights defenders, while…
French court sentences DR Congo ex-rebel chief Lumbala to 30 years over atrocities
Former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala was given a 30-year prison sentence for complicity in crimes against humanity…
How crypto raiders tortured B.C. family with waterboarding, sex assault, in $2M heist
WARNING: The story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. When a woman answered a…
Mexico arrests a new suspect in 1994 assassination of a presidential candidate
MEXICO CITY — Federal prosecutors in Mexico arrested another alleged accomplice in the 1994 assassination of presidential candidate…
First woman in France sentenced to life without parole for rape and murder of schoolgirl
Dahbia Benkired has been sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for raping, torturing, and killing…
‘Let him die’ – Tehran Times
TEHRAN – They emerged from the buses beneath a pale, indifferent sky, their bodies reduced to shadows of…
Fifth suspect arrested over Buenos Aires gang torture and killings
On Friday, National Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced the arrest of a fifth suspect, bringing the total to…