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KAZAKHSTAN: Prosecutors stall criminal investigation into police torture of Jehovah's Witness
14 Nov 2025 18:35 GMT
… the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and the Rule of … belief. Against legally-binding international human rights obligations, the Religion Law … activity.
Tursynbayev seeks redress for police torture
After his release, Daniyar Tursynbayev …
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Beyond the third degree: Why India must break cycle of normalised police torture
29 Sep 2025 13:46 GMT
By Moumita Barman
In September 2025, two seemingly unrelated headlines captured the essence of India’s troubled criminal justice system. The first: Abdul Wahid Shaikh, the only man acquitted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts, sought Rs. 9 crores as …
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Civic Organisation SERAP Demands Immediate Release Of Sowore, Calls For Probe Into Police Torture
08 Aug 2025 18:42 GMT
… immediate and unconditional release of human rights activist and former presidential candidate … and effectively investigate the alleged police torture of journalist Omoyele Sowore and … the peaceful exercise of his human rights.”
Sowore's detention …
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NHRC Issues Notice Over Man’s Suicide After Alleged Police Torture In Uttar Pradesh
25 Jul 2025 12:44 GMT
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a man committed suicide on 15th July, 2025, after alleged physical torture by the police in Farrukhabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Reportedly, the …
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Shock on Senegalese campus after student dies during police clashes
10 Feb 2026 14:25 GMT
… death as the result of “police torture”, a claim that could not … halt scholarship arrears payments.
Several human rights organisations, including Amnesty International, expressed …
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State Human Rights seeks report on alleged police torture of youth at Sohra PS by July 31
09 Jul 2025 06:00 GMT
Shillong, July 9: The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has directed the Superintendent of Police (SP), East Khasi Hills to submit a report into the alleged torture of a youth inside Sohra police station by July 31.
informing this on Tuesday, MHRC …
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TN custodial deaths: Human rights activist slams police-politician nexus
04 Jul 2025 07:10 GMT
… The Federal’s Mahalingam Ponnusamy, human rights lawyer Dr V Suresh lays … mechanism, including the Human Rights Commission?
The State Human Rights Commission works in fits … to be amputated due to police torture. Despite High Court orders, no …
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NHRC notice to Telangana over death of man due to police torture
05 Jun 2025 15:29 GMT
The National Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the Director General of Police, Telangana, calling for a detailed report in the matter within two weeks. File
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on …
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NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Hyderabad Man's Death Due To Alleged Police Torture
05 Jun 2025 12:15 GMT
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of a 35-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, who was allegedly subjected to physical torture at a police station in Hyderabad. The apex …
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Hold inquiry into police torture in EAC, Karua urges UN
05 Jun 2025 07:42 GMT
People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua,at Karen Hospital after visiting Juja MP George Koimburi who is admitted after he was allegedly abducted and tortured. [Collins Oduor, Standard]
The People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has …