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UN special rapporteur on human rights and the fight against terrorism Fionnuala Ní Aoláin denounced in a report published Monday, “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” that took place in Guantanamo, a military prison high security managed by the United States. After two decades of fruitless requests from independent UN human …

A man was sentenced to 17 years and two months in prison on Wednesday for holding a woman captive for 30 years in Maracay, Venezuela, before she managed to escape, local media reported. The individual, now 58, was tried for “sexual abuse”, “psychological violence” and “threats”. He had kidnapped Morella …

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian opened up about her vision of the ideal man during an appearance on Hailey Bieber’s YouTube show in America. The mother of four confessed that finding a partner who meets her criteria is no easy task. In particular, she spoke of the importance of good …

A doctor has been dismissed for prescribed chocolate ice cream and video game sessions to a 9-year-old child suffering from a sore throat and flu-like symptoms in Brazil. “A 37-year-old mother from Osasco, took her sick child to a state-owned clinic for a checkup”, reports said. “The doctor displayed unprofessional …

At least 19 “young people” died in Guyana in the fire of a girls’ school dormitory in Mahdia, a landlocked mining town in this small country in northeastern South America, overnight from Sunday to Monday . “Fourteen young people died on the spot, while five died at the Mahdia district …

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky are talking about peace at the moment. On Twitter, the President of Brazil deplores the position of his Ukrainian counterpart. The latter would have refused to meet him on the sidelines …

A 23-year-old woman was sentenced to six years and two months in prison for the murder of her rapist in Mexico. “The woman acted in self-defense when she killed her attacker in 2021, but said she used excessive force,” reports said. The woman, first knocked the man unconscious, then strangled …

Nearly 900 people were executed in 2022 in 20 countries, a record level since 2017, criticizes Amnesty International in its annual report on the death penalty, denouncing the “murderous frenzy” of certain countries. The human rights organization counted 883 people executed in 20 countries in 2022, an increase of 53% …

A 78-year-old American, a permanent resident of Hong Kong, has been sentenced in China to life in prison for “espionage”, a local court announced on Monday. John Shing-wan Leung, also known as Liang Chengyun, “was guilty of espionage and was sentenced to life imprisonment as well as lifetime deprivation of …

A civilian police inspector from the Brazilian state of Ceara (north) shot and killed four of his colleagues on Sunday in the police station where they worked, authorities said. The crime took place on Sunday in Camocim, 354 kilometers from Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará, police said on Instagram. The …