Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Nov 12, 2024

#Woman who was given #electricshocks to ‘#cure’ #sexuality calls on #government to admit to ‘#torture’

#JoanBellingham was #training to be a #nurse when she was #admitted to a #psychiatricward for being a #lesbian.

#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewZealand #Health #Healthcare #ConversionTherapy #Torture #ElectroshockTherapy #ECT

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/12/woman-given-electric-shocks-to-cure-sexuality-calls-on-government-to-admit-torture/

Woman given electric shocks to ‘cure’ sexuality calls on government to admit ‘torture’

A woman who was subjected to electrical shocks to “cure” her sexuality has called on the government to acknowledge the torture carried out.

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beSpacificOct 21, 2023
#UN Commission report found new evidence #Russian forces committed #warcrimes in Ukraine, including deliberate #killings, #rape removal of #UkrainiaChildren. #Victim testimonies also asserted systematic widespread use of torture in Russian detention facilities. More than 450 interviews w victims, witnesses in areas liberated by #Ukrainian troops or fled Russian-held territory, report documents use of #electricshocks & #rape of women ranging from 16- 83 https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/coiukraine/A-78-540-AEV.pdf