Torture is routinely used in China to obtain confessions and silence human-rights lawyers

Human-rights lawyers, activists, and people accused of crimes are regularly tortured, detained, and subject to other forms of mistreatment, according to a report released Thursday by Amnesty International.

For the report, Amnesty interviewed 37 lawyers practicing in China and multiple experts in the Chinese criminal-justice system, as well as analyzed 590 court decisions involving torture claims and "forced confessions."

China's response has been schizophrenic at best.

The country voluntarily joined the UN Convention against Torture, or UNCAT, in 1986 and has made efforts in recent years to put an end to torture and forced confessions through a series of legal initiatives, amendments, and regulations. The most notable reform was the ending of the "reeducation through labor" system in 2013.

Ghanaian University Horror !!!!! Female student stabbed to death by jealous boyfriend ( 18+ graphic pics)

When I say graphic, I mean very graphic and so sad! According to reports, a male student of the University of Professional Studies, Accra stabbed his girlfriend to death late last night/in the early hours of the morning. The unidentified student allegedly stabbed the lady severally in the neck, chest and head after he suspected she was cheating on him. The body of the deceased has been sent to the Alfa Hospital at Madina. While the accused who attempted to commit suicide after the heinous crime is being treated in hospital.

According to Ghana's Starr News, the boy is in critical condition after his failed suicide attempt. The alleged photos are horrific to look at. See them after the cut...

Julius Agwu Speaks on ‘Disloyal Friends’ in the Entertainment Industry | Mentions Banky W, Don Jazzy, Dbanj

Julius “Da Genius’ Agwu bares his mind in this candid interview with TVC Entertainment, on the evils of the entertainment industry and disloyal friends. It is clear Julius Agwu has taken a new turn to make things right for himself and people around him. In this interview he called out the likes of Ayeni The Great, Banky W,Don Jazzy & D’banj, Duncan Mighty, Timaya, Comedians Basketmouth, Teju Babyface, and so many more on the note that the devil has locked their mouths and they have lost the memory of things he did for them.

"We are 99% sure we got him": ISIS executioner Jihadi John 'killed' in drone strike, say Pentagon - updates

British ISIS terrorist Jihadi John has been targeted by the US military in a drone strike.

While The Pentagon are still assessing the strike, US sources have said they are "confident" he is dead.

We'll be bringing you all the latest.

• Jihadi John 'eviscerated' as he got into vehicle

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Authorities could take days to confirm death

The Pentagon correspondent for the Washington Post Missy Ryan broke the story of the drone strike in the early hours of this morning.

And she’s warning that it could take days for authorities to confirm the ISIS killer is dead.

However that hasn’t stopped US sources from telling both Fox News, ABC and CNN that they’re “confident” they’ve killed him.

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Killer: Jihadi John brandishes a knife

The World's First Super-Yacht That Can Truly Take You Anywhere On Planet Earth

Is this a yacht or an aircraft carrier? Developers are creating a super-yacht that is making the line between luxury yacht and warship thinner by the day. If you happen to have 10 figures in the bank and want to be able to travel anywhere in the world, this is your ship. Designed by Damen Group, the SeaXplorer is billed as, "The first purpose-built, Polar Code-compliant range of expedition yachts, with true global capability; from extreme polar to remote tropical areas."

Most luxury water vessels are built for tropical areas, and although ice-breaking ships have been around, no luxury yacht has had that capability before. If you've ever wanted to take your extended family to the Antarctic, now you can. Check out the pictures below and get a glimpse of the future of personal travel!

Fake penis woman jailed for 8 years for tricking female pal into sex using prosthetic

Dispute: Newland claimed the victim, also 25, consented to the sex

A woman who tricked her female friend into having sex by pretending to be a man for two years has been jailed for 8 years.

Gayle Newland, 25, disguised her appearance and voice as she persuaded the other woman to put on a blindfold when they met up.

The pair had sex about 10 times until the complainant ripped off her mask and in disbelief saw Newland wearing a prosthetic penis.

Newland was found guilty on three charges of sexual assault following a trial.

She wept uncontrollably as she was jailed for eight years by Judge Roger Dutton at Chester Crown Court today.Newland was so distraught she was unable to stand and had to be physically carried down to the cells where he shouts and cries could still be heard in the courtroom.

Her family were left visibly stunned by the lengthy sentence, with one heard to say "That did not f***ing just happen" .

Before she was sent down, they shouted "we are here from you" from the public gallery.

New STD often with no symptoms could affect hundreds of thousands of adults

Danger: Mycoplasma genitalium is transferred during sex, scientists have discovered

A new sexually-transmitted disease could have infected hundreds of thousands of people in the UK - and many are not aware because of its lack of symptoms.

An infection called Mycoplasma genitalium, known as MG, is now known to be transferred through sexual activity, scientists warned.

Friday the 13th school massacre plot foiled after 14-year-old pupil arrested for 'threatening to stab classmates'

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly threatening to stab classmates and rape a teacher in a Friday 13th classroom massacre.

The pupil at Heathfield School in Taunton, Somerset, is claimed to have posted the hit-list of classmates he wanted to target on Facebook and made threats to children in person.

Worried parents kept many children away from lessons today as police officers patrolled the school grounds.

One grandmother said: "My grandson expressed concern about attending school today and Friday when I picked him up.

Former Olympian-Turned-Doctor Now Lives In Bug Infested Mobile Home

In a preview clip of OWN network’s “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” bronze medalist Debi Thomas sits down with host Iyanla Vanzant in the season finale that everyone has been talking about.

Thomas reached climatic fame in the 1988 Olympics after winning the bronze medal, and later went on to become a doctor. The world class athlete turned doctor’s life, however, took a devastating turn after a bitter divorce changed her life forever.

ISIS stone 2 men accused of homosexuality to death

Photos purportedly released by Islamic State shows two men accused of engaging in homosexual act being stoned to death in Aleppo, Syria...More photos after the cut...

Book Claims Mathew Knowles Was Addicted to Cocaine, Cheated “over and over”

This year seems to be the year when every possible thing about the Knowles family is bared for all to see! Everyone, inside and outside Queen Bey’s family, has one thing or another to say about how things were way back when.

Most of the dirty laundry that is being aired in public comes from the biography “Becoming Beyoncé,” by J. Randy Taraborrelli.

Among the many revelations the book has brought out about the diva are details of how her father, Mathew, was a serial cheater and also battled a cocaine addiction.

78-Year-Old Man Marries 9-Year-Old Girl. She Now Tells Her Traumatic Story

A young Kenyan girl, who was forced to marry a man that was old enough to have been her grandfather, has now been freed after four years of torture. She married the man when she was only nine years old.

Younis, who is now 13, is part of the Samburu tribe. She was sent off by her parents to get married because it was a custom in her tribe to be married at such a young and tender age, as well as cutting off the female genitals and offering girls to their male relatives to fulfill $exual fantasies of the men.

10 HONEST Reasons Why Women Fake Orgasms

Here’s the real deal on why she’s faking the big ‘O.’

Do women fake an orgasm? I hate to break it to you but yes, women do indeed fake orgasms and have been doing so for quite some time now! But the more important question is:Why do they fake orgasms?

Here are 10 reasons women fake orgasms: 

1. Women want to please their partner.

You know how a guy will often say that if he can bring a woman to orgasm, it not only turns him on to watch the pleasure he brings his partner, but also brings him closer to his own climax as well. Since a woman is always looking to please her man, faking an orgasm will put a smile on his face, and boost his ego at the same time!

2. Everyone loves a challenge.

Women get a little thrill from being able to control a guy’s gradual climb to a climax. It is a feeling of power. The challenge comes in seeing how excited you can get your guy, and how long you can prolong his orgasm. The fact that a woman can get her guy off with a fake orgasm, whenever she feels like it, can be very satisfying.

3. She’s not in the mood.

Sad but true, sometimes women really are not in the mood and just want to get it over with. Again, so as not to bruise her man’s ego, the woman will simply act out a fake orgasm in order to give her partner pleasure.

5 Crazy-Simple Things Men Can Do To Turn Women On INSTANTLY

I’ve hosted thousands of Pleasure Parties over the past 10 years. After a couple of hours of sex toy talk and tons of wine, these women will tell me every detail of their love life, whether they’re over the moon or trudging through a sexual dry patch.

Ten years and thousands of conversations later, and the same five issues come up over and over. Here’s some super-simple ways to spice up your sex life almost immediately, as told by women like you:

1. Help her out around the house.

If you’ve been living together any amount of time (and especially if you have kids), your woman wants and needs help. If she does all the cooking, cleaning, bill paying, and child rearing, she’ll start to feel resentful. Hurt feelings means no nookie for you.

So, gas up the car and give it a wash. Take out the trash or even cook dinner one night, all without her asking. Men who cook and clean? Sexy. I guarantee she’ll want you to clean herclock later on.

2. Kiss her passionately, and often.

Men get turned on by visuals. Women are tactile and like being touched. And luckily for you, our lips are super-sensitive. Kissing isn’t just for romance, so don’t skip this step. It makes us wet, more orgasmically inclined, and very lusty.

Spend at least five minutes kissing her and really getting into it, paying attention to the taste of her tongue and the sounds she makes before you reach for the goods. She might surprise you and reach for yours instead.

17 Things That Only Ladies With Small Boobs Will Understand

1. When you wear pushup bras to give your boobs a little boost, but your boobs just simply disagree.

These boobs are testing me, oh lord!

2. When people speak about cleavage and you're just confused. What is that please?

Explain to me, please.

QUIZ: Are you smart enough to be a NASA astronaut?

Some of the glorified careers we hear about as kids include firefighters who save lives, doctors who cure illnesses, and astronauts who venture into space.

If you grew up in the US, then NASA's astronaut program is the one with which you're probably most familiar, but just how much do you know about the selection process?

Between 4,000 and 8,000 people apply during each round of NASA applications, but only eight to 35 are selected. And the next round is opening soon.

Do you have what it takes to be a NASA astronaut? Take this quick quiz to see what you know.

You need to be earning a lot of money to afford a one-bedroom apartment by yourself in Manhattan

If you're planning to live alone and rent a one-bedroom in Manhattan, you’ll have to earn roughly $130,800 a year.

That’s 40 times the amount of September’s median monthly asking rent, which was a record $3,271, according to real estate search engine Streeteasy. Many landlords require tenants earn 40 times the rent in order to sign a lease.

Those looking in Brooklyn have to be high earners, too: median asking rents for one-bedrooms were $2,200 a month, meaning someone would have to earn $88,000 a year to pay that.

Lynn, a 35-year-old graphic designer, moved to the city 13 years ago, first to Bushwick, then to Boerum Hill, Park Slope, and Carroll Gardens, always living with friends or boyfriends.

15 Pictures Nigerians Who Grew Up Ajebutter Will Never Understand

If you grew up an ajepako, then you’ll relate with this list on an almost spiritual level, but if you didn’t, you’ll go through it wondering what the hell we are talking about.

1. This was your unofficial car:

“Driven” with either your hand or a stick.

2. Your parents got called Mummy and Daddy [Your first name].

Instead of Mr and Mrs [Your Last Name].

3-year-old boy shoots self in head and survives

When 3-year-old Darnal Mundy II grabbed a gun in his home and accidentally shot himself in the head, his parents thought he wouldn't survive. However, after weeks of intensive therapy, Darnal is now talking, walking and slowly regaining control of the right side of his body.

The small wheelchair that holds his body and the scars on his head and face are constant reminders of the morning he nearly lost his life.

UNILAG Lecturer Who Raped Daughter’s Friend Jailed For 21 Years

Akinfolarin Baruwa, the UNILAG lecturer who was accused of raping his friend’s daughter few months ago has been jailed.

Mr Baruwa was given a 21-year jail term on Friday the 6th of November 2015.

The resident of Abesan Estate in Ipaja Lagos reportedly abandoned his first wife with 4 children before he remarried and since then he has been making one mistake after the other.

His family members are still in shock over the judgement.

A Yale student took these amazing photographs to capture what's happening on campus

Philipp Arndt PhotographyYale students at the March of Resilience.

At Yale, anger and frustration have been the status quo over the past few weeks. Students of color have banded together to rail against the systemic racism they say pervades campus life.

"I've long kept quiet about the recent developments at Yale," Philipp Arndt, a Yale student wrote on his Facebook page. "This was mainly because I was frustrated that an overdue discussion about racism was understood by too many as a discussion 'just' about a somewhat questionable Halloween email."

Outrageous photos from this year's Victoria's Secret fashion show

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show taped in New York on Tuesday, and the multimillion-dollar production was as outrageous as ever. 

After months of arduous training, top models Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, and Candice Swanepoel were all featured in the show, and Gigi Hadid and Kardashian clan member Kendall Jenner made their runway debuts. Selena Gomez, The Weeknd, and Ellie Goulding performed.

The models are imperative — they'll help Victoria's Secret make billions of dollars in sales.

The show airs Dec. 8 at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.

She also spread the love.

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Horrific injuries of dad left fighting for life after attack by two brothers

Fighting for life: James Martin suffered horrific injuries

A dad was left fighting for life after being brutally attacked by two brothers in front of his teenage son.

James Martin, 38, suffered horrific injuries when he was set upon by Grant and Graham Murray.

Mr Martin's wife Laurette, 38, posted the shocking images of her husband's injuries on Facebook after the attack in a bid to help catch the thugs, the Daily Record reported.

Grant Murray, 20, was found guilty of attempted murder after repeatedly kicking Mr Martin and stamping on him as he lay motionless on the ground.

His victim’s jaw was split in two by the force of the blows, a court heard.

German Cold War leader Helmut Schmidt dies

Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who led the country for eight years at the height of the Cold War, died on Tuesday at the age of 96, his office said.

Schmidt was West Germany's second centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) chancellor from 1974 to 1982 and a leading proponent of European integration.

He became chancellor at a time of crisis for West Germany, replacing Willy Brandt, who had been forced to resign when his close assistant Guenter Guillaume was uncovered as a Stasi agency spying for the East German intelligence agency.

At the same time, Schmidt had to deal with the consequences of the 1973-74 oil crisis.

German media reported that Schmidt caught an infection after having surgery to remove a blood clot from his leg about two months ago. He died on Tuesday in his hometown of Hamburg.

Man kills, dismembers and burns love rival after he discovers he was seeing one of his girl friends

A man is accused of shooting , dismembering and then burning a love rival after he allegedly discovered he was seeing one of his girlfriends.
Richard Darling allegedly snapped when he found out about the man was sexually involved with his partner, police said.
Officers in Colorado have now revealed in gruesome detail how they believe Darling carried out the alleged murder .