By AFP 26 June 2023 | 3:49 pm US President Joe Biden singled out “appalling brutality” by Russian authorities both at home and in occupied Ukraine in a statement Monday marking the United Nations day for support of torture victims. US President Joe Biden (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) US President Joe Biden singled out “appalling brutality” by Russian authorities both at home and in occupied Ukraine in a statement Monday marking the United Nations day for support of torture victims. “Torture destroys lives, families, and communities. Yet, every day, people around the world are subjected to this horrific violation of their human rights and human dignity,” Biden said. He cited “evidence of appalling brutality by members of Russia’s forces” in Ukraine. “Patterns of abuse included torture to compel cooperation with occupation authorities and during interrogations, such as through beatings, electrical shock, mock executions, and use of sexual violence,” Biden said. “Inside Russia itself, reports of torture in places of detention are commonplace, including against activists and critics of government policies.” Biden also highlighted Syria and North Korea, saying “tens of thousands of Syrians remain forcibly disappeared and subject to torture, with families often never knowing the fate and whereabouts of their loved ones.” There are “widespread credible reports of torture and other forms of cruel, inhumane, and degrading punishment” by the authorities in Pyongyang, Biden wrote. This includes abuse of women “such as sexual violence, forced abortion, and forced sterilization.” Biden made no reference to years of reports of torture conducted by US security services in Iraq, Afghanistan and the US military base at Guantanamo, Cuba. However, he said “no country is immune. It is our firm belief as a nation that we must hold ourselves to the same standards to which we hold others.” Video-DSK-guardian.ng-Direct-RS-FT-GL-Instream-19Jan23 %%CLICK_URL_UNESC%% Latest 37 mins ago Russia’s defence ministry said Monday it had scrambled two fighter jets as British warplanes approached its border above the Black Sea. 1 hour ago Troops of 5 Battalion operating under 16 Brigade, Nigerian Army, on Sunday captured an armoury in a camp at Azuzuama Community in Ijaw South Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Army spokesperson Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement said the camp is where suspected unrepentant militants and illegal oil bunkerers carry out their nefarious… 1 hour ago Nuhu Ribadu on Monday, officially assumed duty as the National Security Adviser (NSA) with a pledge to subdue insecurity and stabilise Nigeria. Ribadu took over from former NSA, retired Maj.-General Babagana Monguno, following his appointment by President Bola Tinubu on June 19. He said the administration of President Tinubu had enormous responsibility of securing Nigeria,… 1 hour ago Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has offered the record-setting First Class Law graduate from the Lagos State University (LASU), Aminat Imoitesemeh Yusuf, an automatic employment. Obaseki last week congratulated and praised Yusuf who hails from Edo State for emerging as the best ever graduate at LASU with a 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in… 1 hour ago The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28, and Thursday, June 29, 2023, as public holidays in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This was contained in a statement by a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade, on Monday. “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28th, and Thursday, June 29th, 2023,…
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