For decades, Rwandan authorities have subjected detainees, in both official and unofficial detention facilities, to ill-treatment and torture with no accountability. A landmark trial of prison ...

A former care home worker who punched an 80-year-old resident in the face and then claimed his injuries had been self-inflicted has been jailed. Simran Asif, 23, was sentenced on Thursday to 11 ...

Xu Zhiyong, 51, a former lecturer at the Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications, is serving 14 years. Mr Xu began ...

A greyhound trainer who told RSPCA inspectors he was “waiting for the dog to die” has been banned from owning animals and suspended from racing in SA after pleading guilty to animal cruelty.

Her former colleague, 24-year-old Ridha Kazmi, was jailed for three months after admitting one allegation of ill-treatment the same year. The court had been told that Asif's 80-year-old victim was ...

COIMBATORE: A Prakash, a PhD research scholar from Virudhunagar, submitted a petition to Governor RN Ravi while receiving his degree at the 39th convocation of Bharathiar University on Monday ...

A Port Pirie man lied to RSPCA inspectors that his dog had died before they later returned to find him alive but in a ...

The woman colonel, who is suspended from service and facing disciplinary proceedings, has been allowed to get treatment for ...