On this day, when the entire world is observing the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Burundian Human Rights League ITEKA draws attention to the persistence and indeed the increase in the use of both physical and psychological torture in detention centers and, above all, in Burundi\u2019s prisons, where the already severe overcrowding has risen by 37 percentage points (37%) in a single year.<\/p>\n
In its weekly bulletins, as well as in all its other periodic reports, the ITEKA League documents cases On this day, when the entire world is observing the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Burundian Human Rights League ITEKA draws attention to the persistence and indeed the increase in the use of both physical and Continue reading On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the League warns of the alarming situation regarding the use of torture in Burundi<\/span>
\nof torture it has identified. However, the figures pertain only to victims of physical violence committed
\nin public. However, the League knows that not only is physical torture systematic in police holding
\ncells and those of the National Investigation Service\u2014where many people even lose their lives but
\npsychological torture is also widespread there. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"