The Gambia: Release political opponents who made TV ‘confessions’ under torture Amnesty International In Photo Tortured Victims in the Gambia Sedition charges must be dropped against three political opponents in The Gambia to make way for their immediate release, Amnesty International said, pointing to allegations the three men were tortured to “confess” on national TV. “In The Gambia, criticizing the government often carries an enormous cost. Forcing political opponents to ‘confess’ to crimes on national TV seems to be the latest callous strategy by the authorities to prevent anyone from criticizing them,” said Lisa Sherman Nikolaus, Amnesty International’s The Gambia researcher salonemonitor.net/the-gambia-release-political-opponents-who-made-tv-confessions-under-torture/
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:18:35 +0000