Pyla torture case defendants to enter pleas on May 14
Two defendants in a torture case linked to organised crime in Pyla are expected to state their pleas on May 14 after proceedings were adjourned on Tuesday before the Larnaca permanent ...
Israel drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Gaza detainee
Israel’s military on Thursday dropped charges against five soldiers accused of torturing a Palestinian detained during the Gaza war, in a case that exposed divisions within Israel over whether ...
Two referred to trial in Pyla torture case as organised crime probe deepens
Two men aged 48 and 27 were referred on Friday to stand trial before the Larnaca criminal court in connection with a torture case linked to organised crime.
The court ordered that ...
Stamping out torture a ‘collective responsibility’
The responsibility to eradicate all forms of torture and cruel treatment is collective, ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides and law commissioner Louiza Christodoulidou Zannetou pointed out on Thursday to mark the ...
Prisoners ‘scared for their safety’ anti-torture report finds
The situation for prisoners has deteriorated since 2017, while the Nicosia central prisons are “bursting at the seams”, an anti-torture report published on Friday revealed.
Concerns were raised in the Council ...