Torture

Kerala: Man dies after being released from police custody, family alleges torture

According to the police, Sajeevan had suffered a heart attack after being released from the custody. Police also denied the allegation of custodial death

Nearly half of Haryana prisoners face police torture, says study: Lack of safeguards, official inaction tilts system against marginalised

While the prevalence of torture of prisoners is hardly new information, what is interesting is how it takes place despite several safeguards against it.

J&K human rights groups release report documenting decade-long torture of civilians by security forces

The report is the first comprehensive report on torture since 1990, in Jammu and Kashmir, which has testimonies of 432 victims recorded over a period of ten years.

Bihar custodial deaths highlight State's failure to ensure safety of inmates; reiterates need to ratify UN treaty against torture

The study of custodial deaths reveals that more than 65 per cent are attributed to suicide, about 25 per cent to mental shock and less than five per cent to police harassment

Iraqi children being tried for alleged ties to Islamic State, forced confessions obtained through torture: HRW report

The Human Rights Watch's extensive report was based on interviews with 29 Iraqi children who are current or former detainees in the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), as well as relatives, prison guards, and judicial sources.

Jailed Saudi women activists, who complained of custodial torture, to now face trial for 'national security violations'

Several people with knowledge of their arrest said that some of the women's rights activists who were detained have been subjected to caning, electrocution and others were also sexually assaulted.

SC reserves judgement on PIL seeking anti-torture law; fulfilment of international commitments can’t be subject of petition, bench says

The Supreme Court reserved the judgement on a petition seeking direction regarding the delay in defining and enacting a law in connection with torture

Gaya murder case: Despite key arrest, locals sceptical of police's version of events; demand for CBI probe grows

This isn't the first time Bihar Police have drawn flak from the locals and media.

Gaya murder victim's family claims Bihar Police sought to obtain honour killing 'confession' through torture

The killing of a 16-year-old girl in Gaya has taken a new turn, with family members of the deceased alleging that they were subjected to third-degree torture

Indian embassy officials in Kuwait rescue Hyderabad woman after she was tortured by employer; woman thanks Sushma Swaraj

The woman alleged that an agent lured her to Kuwait with the promise of a lucrative job in Kuwait as a beautician. However, she said that she was forced to work as a housemaid and was subject to regular torture by her employees.