Torture
Torture of Ukrainian prisoners 'widespread and systematic,' UN rights official says
Khuan Alberto Levya Garsiya, still an active member of the Ukrainian military, said his Russian captors subjected him to every imaginable form of torture during 1,183 days in captivity.
PA must end torture, arbitrary detention of Palestinians in West Bank, UN rights office demands
Flotilla detainees suffered violence, sexual abuse at Ashdod Port, Adalah says
Germany plans talks with Chile over site tied to cult led by abusive German preacher
IDF won't bow to pressure in probing Sde Teiman torture claims, ex-IDF prosecutor says
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Sarah Ben-Nun, and Zvika Klein.
'You'll get married in Gaza': Hostage's sister receives chilling message from Hamas captivity
Despite her situation, Liri managed to send messages to her family via released hostages. She urged her sister not to cancel her post-army trip and humorously cautioned her not to touch her shoes.
Israeli medical staff whistleblow to BBC on mistreatment of Gazan detainee patients
In one of the cases, whistleblowers claimed an accused Hamas terrorist was denied sufficient anaesthetic, resulting in him waking up during surgery multiple times.
Terrorists behind concert massacre in Russia tortured before hearings
The terror attack, which is the worst Russia has seen in years, has led to the authority's torture of the terrorists prior to their court hearings, as Russia seeks to lay blame on Ukraine.
UN says Russia consolidates control of occupied Ukraine with ‘climate of fear’
"Surveillance, political oppression, repression of free speech, movement restrictions created a climate of fear in which the Russian Federation could dismantle the Ukrainian systems of government"
UN expert on torture examines treatment of Palestinian detainees
Dr Alice Jill Edwards said she had also raised allegations of mass murders and mutilations of hostages and sexual violence against them with Palestinian authorities
Released Gaza hostage tells of trauma, Hamas's sexual violence
17-year-old Agam Goldstein Almog watched her father get murdered by Hamas before she was abducted to Gaza. She later witnessed Hamas's use of torture and sexual violence against the hostages.
US charges four 'Russia-affiliated' military personnel with war crimes for torturing a US citizen
The four allegedly interrogated, severely beat, and tortured the victim as well as threatening to kill the victim and conducting a mock execution.
Iranian authorities accused of torture, sexual abuse, ‘systemic immunity’ from prosecution
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, reports surface of increased torture and sexual violence by Iranian authorities against protesters.
Released hostages speak of experiences in Gaza, worries of last-minute attacks
Food was running low during their final two weeks • "Until the last moment we weren't sure," if we would make it home: "We thought they would lynch us on the way to Israel."
