Uju Agomoh, from PRAWA, Nigeria speaking on behalf of the Sub-Saharan Africa member centres of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, (IRCT) said that torture is a phenomenon in Africa despite international laws prohibits torture everywhere at all times and also for any purpose, but it is still practiced throughout Africa.
She noted that in Uganda, torture is being done by security agencies; that arbitrary arrests and unlawful detentions continue unabated in that country with no investigation done. She further noted that for the past two years, was the most frequent human rights violation reported in Uganda. She said between January-June 2011 of the 385 Ugandan victims of torture were treated by the African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (ACTV), adding 55% of the clients were reported to have been tortured by the Uganda police.
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