Political/Social Impact - South Africa to reopen inquest into Steve Biko's 1977 death [1] - Steve Biko's death after alleged torture by apartheid authorities provoked worldwide condemnation [1]

Human Rights Concerns - Sednaya prison is highlighted as a final destination within Syria's network of torture and interrogation centers for opponents of the regime [1] - A new archive documents the extensive activities within Sednaya prison [1]

Human Rights Concerns - Rights group claims Sudan army is torturing people to death [1]

I want you to imagine being taken away from your family as a child. You cry out, but nobody listens. You are chained, beaten, shackled, but nobody's there to listen to you.Your life is no longer yours, but you're dictated and you are controlled for human whims. And the worst part that nobody stops by to question this cruelty. You're just living in chain in concrete.That's the horrific life of a captive elephant. We live in an age of modernity. Yet in this modern era, we cling on to some old traditional prac ...

The bloody, shoeless Italian says he was captive for 17 days before escaping the NYC townhouse. The crypto bros accused of torture say it was all in good fun. 🔗: https://t.co/MQ6F0jp6lN https://t.co/n3mZY9G8xA ...

Hostage Situation & Psychological Impact - The speaker expresses distress and fear that watching a video related to a hostage named Evatar would cause them to "collapse" [1] - The speaker alleges Evatar was intentionally starved for months to be used in a starvation campaign [1] - The speaker describes "mixed feelings" seeing other hostages released while Evatar remains captive [1] - The speaker highlights the delight for released hostages returning home [2] - The speaker expresses heartbreak that Evatar remains in captivity, facing further torture and uncertainty [2] Motivation & Blame Attribution - The speaker believes Evatar's continued captivity is not due to him being a soldier [2] - The speaker accuses Hamas of using Evatar's captivity to torture the families, the Israeli public, and the Western world [2]

And we're learning new details about one of those men sent to SECOT, who is now back in Venezuela, Republica, detailing the case of Jose Manuel Ramos Bastidas, who came to the US legally in 2024 using a government app. A judge denied his asylum case and he remained in detention. When the new Trump administration began rolling out its mass deportation agenda, Ramos panicked. According to the report, his wife even recorded a video call with him in which he held up a document that he says is proof that immigra ...

Human Rights Concerns - Allegations of torture and abuse in El Salvador prison [1]