This state-sanctioned violence has included beatings with batons, forcible detentions and the sexual assault of priests.
"Punishments" – for they seem to have been dished out almost at random – included beatings with electrical cables, being forced to kick a concrete ball, and having their feet scalded and toenails pulled out.
"The criminal charges allege that this young victim was subjected to … unspeakable physical abuse at the hands of her father and stepmother," Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Tuesday. Brown said the young girl, Maya Ranot, who weighs a mere 58 pounds, recounted for investigators a horrific story of abuse that included beatings with a baseball bat and broken broom handle.
A federal inquiry is currently underway into corruption and civil rights abuses at the Los Angeles County sheriff's department, where nearly two-dozen officers have been hit with charges including beatings and obstruction of justice.
Article 19, a nonprofit that advocates for media protections in Mexico, recorded a record 426 threats or attacks against the press last year, including beatings and torture, said Luis Knapp, an attorney with the group.
Others have faced different kinds of harassment, including beatings and house arrest.
Less skilled thieves could face punishment, including beatings by Roma elders.
Physical assaults, including beatings.
Whoever is behind this, I hope they can live with themselves". Many allegations of abuse at the care home were also uncovered by File on 4 and the Sunday Post, including beatings, punches, public humiliations and psychological abuse.
