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The UN has expressed outrage over the death of a Yemeni staff member in Houthi custody, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemning the killing and the UN human rights chief demanding an urgent, independent investigation. Mohammad El Shami, a Yemeni national who worked for the UN Human Rights Office, had been arbitrarily detained by the Iran-backed Ho

Mohammad el-Shami had been held since June 2024, when he and many other UN and NGO workers were accused of being spies.

A Yemeni staff member of the UN Human Rights Office has died in Houthi custody after being arbitrarily held for more ​than two years, the UN human rights chief has said.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4000,w_6000/741392' alt='A Houthi supporter wearing a military uniform holds a mock missile as he joins Houthi supporters in a rally to show support to the movement as fighting intensifies across several Yemeni fronts, in Sana'a, Yemen, October 9, 202

Matthew Clarke was accused of being a serial bike and scooter thief.

Fiosrú says its investigators attended the scene and an independent investigation is ongoing

This is the second time Raghavan, a theft case convict, has escaped from police custody; four personnel suspended

It adjourns the case to November 2. The investigating officer submits that the police must establish the movement of the alleged proceeds of the offence, examine the assets of Mr. Poyyamozhi and his family

Witness says they saw 15 police cars in Mt Eden village.

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Indranil Sen served as the tourism and culture minister during the Mamata Banerjee era

Police are still trying to locate anyone else involved.

Police have located a sex offender who escaped custody during a supervised visit to a PCYC in Queensland, sparking a major search.

A federal panel has identified 33 detainees, including children aged 11 and 12, who died in the custody of the NSCDC in Niger State in September 2026. Read More: https://punchng.com/panel-names-33-miners-who-died-in-nscdc-custody-in-niger/

The public has been urged not to approach Denzel Dynevor.

Egyptian authorities have released prominent journalist Lina Attalah hours after she was detained following a court order to shut her website, Mada Masr. Read More: https://punchng.com/egypt-releases-prominent-journalist-from-custody/

The man's death "reflects a profound lack of human rights awareness within the police organization," the family's attorney said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 &mdash; The Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) has not received any formal complaint rega...

An investigative panel has found that 37 miners, including 14 minors, died from suffocation while in the custody of the NSCDC in Niger State. Read More: https://punchng.com/breaking-37-miners-died-of-suffocation-in-nscdc-custody-investigative-panel/

Queensland prison staff fear a human rights exemption for prisoners will make their jobs more dangerous.

Mumbai Crime Branch seeks to trace weapon supply, Signal communications and local support network; defence questions need for further custody

One female was rushed to the hospital with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries following a stabbing in North York early Monday morning. Toronto police responded to the incident at Steeles Avenue East near Yonge Street at around 3:15 a.m., where officers told CityNews a male suspect was actively attacking a woman. Paramedics say the female victim [

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean authorities are questioning a woman in h...

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean authorities are questioning a woman in h...

<p>PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has ruled that contracting a second marriage cannot be a conclusive ground to deprive a mother of the custody of her child.</p> <p>A single-member bench consisting of Justice Mohammad Naeem Anwar declared that in custody matters the court was required to undertake an objective assessment of the minor’s existing circumstances,

Toronto police have arrested a fourth suspect in connection with thefts from multiple Toronto retail stores during the first 10 months of the year.

Court held that Section 187(2) of BNSS enlarges the window during which police custody may be sought

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 25 &mdash; Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail has directed the Bukit Aman Criminal In...

One person was taken into custody without incident.

<p>KARACHI: A court on Saturday remanded over a dozen suspects in the custody of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in the cases pertaining to alleged online sale and production of animated child sexual abuse and pornographic material and deceptive social media activities. </p> <p>The NCCIA Karachi Zone claimed to have arrested the suspect

A 20-year-old man was taken into custody.

The Correctional Service of Canada said in a statement that a warrant was issued for Jeffrey Ewert and his conditional release has been suspended.

None of 16 defendants who appeared during Saturday’s main daytime sitting at Dublin District Court legally represented due to dispute

Police told the court that Shokeen needs to be taken to Ahmedabad for identification and arrest of other persons allegedly involved in the incident

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 &mdash; Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ordered a thorough, transparent and uncompromis...

Two mothers warned family courts their children were in danger. Fault Lines investigates why warnings were ignored.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3541,w_5312/742517' alt='Masked extremist Jewish settlers clash with Palestinians during the annual olive harvest in the village of Abu Falah, near Ramallah in the West Bank, where several people, including American photojournalist Heidi Levine, were

After spending seven days in jail, Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have been released following an order by a Special Executive Magistrate court in Delhi. The two leaders were detained after the October 13 protest at Jantar Mantar and had been held in judicial custody while police sought preventive action against them. The court e

Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, a Mexican-born U.S. green card holder, died while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas. He is the 27th person to die in ICE custody this year. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more details.

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) five-day physical remand of a suspect in an alleged Rs35 billion fraud involving the online sale of counterfeit US postage labels.</p> <p>The suspect, identified as a 33-year-old resident of Khanewal, had been <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2034300

The duo were initially remanded to five days of judicial custody on October 14 after being detained for allegedly entering the denotified protest site of Jantar Mantar

As a group is accused of an attack on a weapons factory, activists allege growing crackdown on the solidarity movement.

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