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Rwandan military ‘tortured’ civilians

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 Kigali - Amnesty International on Monday accused Rwandan military intelligence services of engaging in torture, unlawful detention and enforced disappearances of civilians. The human rights group said in a report members of a Rwandan military intelligence department, known as J2, had tortured civilians with electric shocks, beatings and sensory deprivation to force confessions. J2 also held civilians in military detention... Read More

Ethiopian opposition leaders detained after meeting with Amnesty International

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 31 August 2011 Two Ethiopian opposition leaders have been arrested after meeting an Amnesty International delegation, which was afterwards expelled from the country, the organization said today. One of the men was accused of terror-related offences, while the charges against the other man are not known. . Read More